The Getty Bronze, better known as the Victorious Youth, is a centerpiece of the Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu but maybe not for long because Italy wants it back.
[Image via the Getty Open Content Program]
The life story of this magnificent bronze statue is a familiar one. It was created in
At present, Italy ’s highest court has ordered that this prize piece should be returned to Italy . The Getty appealed the decision, arguing that it was probably made outside Italy and was retrieved from international waters; after two thousand years, the piece is no longer an Italian artifact and not subject to repatriation.
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