Rare Renaissance Paintings Stolen From Museum in Sicily
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Thieves stole four paintings from a museum in Sicily, Italy. The museum is in a city called Messina.
The paintings were made by a famous artist named Antonello da Messina. He was an important painter from the 15th century. This time is called the Renaissance.
The theft happened during a national holiday. This is a special day when many people do not work.
The paintings are very rare. This means there are very few of them in the world.
One day before this theft, Italian police found other stolen paintings. Those paintings were by different famous artists. Their names were Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse.
Police in Italy are now looking for the four stolen paintings. They want to find the thieves too.
The museum in Messina is very sad about the theft. The paintings are part of Italy's history and culture.
People around the world hope police will find the paintings soon. Art like this cannot be replaced.
Vocabulary15 words
- thieves
- people who steal things
- museum
- a place where you see old and special things
- Renaissance
- a time long ago with famous art
- national holiday
- a special day when people do not work
- rare
- very few of something exist
- culture
- art and history of a country
- stolen
- taken without permission
- artist
- a person who makes art
- police
- people who catch criminals
- famous
- known by many people
- important
- having big value
- found
- got back something lost
- century
- one hundred years
- history
- things that happened before
- world
- all the countries and people
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1. Four 2. Antonello da Messina 3. Yes
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Thieves stole four _____ from a museum in Sicily, Italy.
The paintings were made by a famous artist named Antonello da _____.
The theft happened during a national _____.
The paintings are very _____.
One day before this theft, Italian _____ found other stolen paintings.
Those paintings were by different famous _____.
Police in Italy are now looking for the four stolen _____.
The museum in Messina is very sad about the _____.
Art like this cannot be _____.
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