Lifesize Victorious Youth is at centre of a years-long dispute, with Italy claiming it was illegally bought by US trust
A European court has ruled that Italy has every right to reclaim a 2,000-year-old Greek statue from the Getty Museum in California.
The lifesize Victorious Youth, also known as the Athlete from Fano or simply the Getty Bronze, has been at the centre of a years-long dispute after Italy alleged that it had been illegally bought by the J.Paul Getty Trust.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/02/italy-can-reclaim-2000-year-old-greek-statue-from-getty-echr-rules
Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Publish date : 2024-05-02 13:37:01
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