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 ...
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 Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of ...
The statue is one of the few life-size Greek bronzes to have survived. Credit: Getty Museum/Public Domain A stunning ancient Greek bronze statue may end up in Italy after a European court upheld Italy ...
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 ...
Known as Victorious Youth, the 5ft-tall artwork has been attributed to Lysippos, Alexander the Great's personal sculptor Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images The Getty Trust in the US must return to ...
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 Italy was justified in trying to reclaim ...
Italy has received 600 looted antiquities valued at $65 million from the United States, including coins, mosaics, manuscripts, and statues, following an extensive investigation. This repatriation ...
More than a dozen elite Greek marines dressed up like Bronze Age warriors and practised ancient fighting techniques — all in the name of science. The 13 soldiers, all members of the Hellenic ...
Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities that were looted years ago then sold to American museums and ...
Volunteers wear replicas of a 3,500 year old suit of armour in simulation battles, to see if it would have protected soldiers ...
The latest presentation of looted goods in Rome is the fruits of Italy’s decades-old effort to recover antiquities stolen ...
Italy celebrated the return of about 600 antiquities from the United States, including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, ...