More details emerged today about the Roman fresco to be returned next month by the Getty.The LA Times reports that the fragment was among the objects gifted by the collectors Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman in 1996. From the Times: Getty officials didn’t decide to repatriate the fragment until about a year ago, when an image [...]
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Getty fresco to be returned
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fresco, Getty restitutions, J. Paul Getty Museum, Michael Brand on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was reported today that a 1st century BC Roman fresco fragment will be returned by the J. Paul Getty Museum to Italy sometime in May. The fragment, about 35 x 31 inches, depicts a landscape and appears to match another fragment being returned by an unnamed private collector. Said Director Michael Brand: “Our decision [...]
