Art restitution

Getty’s Poet and Sirens sculptures formally repatriated to Italy

Los Angeles, United States; Taranto, Italy · Source report date:

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Getty’s Poet and Sirens sculptures formally repatriated to Italy — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source.
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Manhattan prosecutors announced the formal repatriation of the terracotta group following evidence of looting near Taranto. The Getty consented after investigators presented evidence concerning its trafficking history.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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