The European Court of Human Rights has recognised Italy’s claim to a prized Greek antiquity. The statue of the Victorious ...
Released from his prison of incrustation, having rested on the ocean floor for thousands of years, the bronze statue of an athlete stands in a quietly arrogant pose, having just placed an olive ...
The Getty Trust in the US must return to Italy one of the most prized pieces in its collection, an ancient Greek bronze of a young man, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J ROME -- A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J.
Among other things, the Getty has argued that the statue is of Greek origin, was found in international waters and was never part of Italy’s cultural heritage. It has cited a 1968 Court of ...
The nation says the statue belongs to them since it was retrieved by an Italian-flagged ship. But the US-based museum is challenging this assertion Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek ...
Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in ...
Reporter Sookee Chung takes a photo of a sculpture titled Statue of a Victorious Youth, 300-100 B.C. at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, on July 27, 2015. A European court upheld Italy’s ...
A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J Paul Getty Museum in California, rejecting the museum’s appeal and ruling Italy was right to try to reclaim an ...