The European Court of Human Rights has recognised Italy’s claim to a prized Greek antiquity. The statue of the Victorious Youth, also known as Atleta Di Fano and nicknamed the “Getty Bronze”, was ...
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.
The fight over the "Victorious Youth," a captivating bronze statue from antiquity, has taken a dramatic turn. In a recent ...
Italy has the right to confiscate a life-size bronze statue dating back to the second or third centuries B.C. from the J. Paul Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, California, where it has been for ...
ROME (AP) — A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that It ...
FILE - 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 ...
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of Italy's efforts to recover the "Victorious Youth" statue from the Getty, stating it was proportionate. The Getty purchased the bronze statue in ...
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 ...