The European Court of Human Rights has found that Italy’s claims to a contested Greek statue are legitimate. But the museum says its continued possession is appropriate and lawful
“The statue, widely held to be one of the finest original Greek bronzes to have survived from the classical era (most bronzes from that time are Roman copies), has been at the heart of a complex legal dispute for decades. In recent years, Italy has managed to recover hundreds of artifacts illegally looted from its antiquities-rich soil, a felicitous convergence of efforts by its crack art theft squad and other investigators, court decisions and public diplomacy.”
Fonte: The New York Times
Autore: Elisabetta Povoledo
Link: Court Says Italy Is Rightful Owner of Bronze Held by Getty Museum
