Art restitution

Torlonia Peplophoros statue returned to Italy after thirty-three years

New York, United States; Rome, Italy · Source report date:

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Torlonia Peplophoros. Photo: Manuelarosi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); resized and converted to WebP.
Torlonia Peplophoros. Photo: Manuelarosi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); resized and converted to WebP. Image source ↗
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The FBI presented the Roman marble statue to Italian officials after forfeiture proceedings. It had been stolen from Villa Torlonia in Rome in November 1983 and later surfaced in New York.

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

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