New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros were reportedly stolen from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily.

The thieves entered the Museo Regionale di Messina late on Saturday, while the town was busy celebrating Assumption Day, Messina Mayor Federico Basile told Reuters. MuMe director Marisa Mercurio said the theft occurred just before 10 pm, and that the alarms were working and the guards were on site.

The thieves stole five wooden panels that made up an altarpiece measuring 170 cm by 203 cm, known as Polittico di San Gregorio, but abandoned two panels just outside the museum, Reuters reported.

The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Satu...