>Between 1982 and 1998 the museum purchased the items from private collectors who investigators now believe got them through illegal means.
Good, these items do not belong to either France or the Louvre.
E adesso ridacci la nostra Gioconda perché siamo noi i campioni del mondo 🎶🎶
Seven pieces bought by the museum more than 30 years ago could be returned to Italy as soon as this coming autumn.
More than half a dozen stolen artifacts displayed in the Louvre’s Campana gallery are now set to return to their country of origin before the end of the year.
The director of the Louvre museum in Paris and Italian authorities have made an agreement to return the stolen pieces after an investigation found that they were not acquired legally.
Between 1982 and 1998 the museum purchased the items from private collectors who investigators now believe got them through illegal means.
Of the seven pieces, the most notable one is an Etruscan vase dating back to the 5th century BCE. The artist has been dubbed the “Berlin painter” but the exact identity of the artist is still unknown.
In a statement to the French newspaper Le Monde, the director of the Louvre Laurence des Cars said “I consider works of dubious provenance to be a blot on the collections of the Louvre. We must examine everything rigorously and clearly.”
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>Between 1982 and 1998 the museum purchased the items from private collectors who investigators now believe got them through illegal means.
Good, these items do not belong to either France or the Louvre.
E adesso ridacci la nostra Gioconda perché siamo noi i campioni del mondo 🎶🎶
Seven pieces bought by the museum more than 30 years ago could be returned to Italy as soon as this coming autumn.
More than half a dozen stolen artifacts displayed in the Louvre’s Campana gallery are now set to return to their country of origin before the end of the year.
The director of the Louvre museum in Paris and Italian authorities have made an agreement to return the stolen pieces after an investigation found that they were not acquired legally.
Between 1982 and 1998 the museum purchased the items from private collectors who investigators now believe got them through illegal means.
Of the seven pieces, the most notable one is an Etruscan vase dating back to the 5th century BCE. The artist has been dubbed the “Berlin painter” but the exact identity of the artist is still unknown.
In a statement to the French newspaper Le Monde, the director of the Louvre Laurence des Cars said “I consider works of dubious provenance to be a blot on the collections of the Louvre. We must examine everything rigorously and clearly.”
Why didn’t they check before they bought them?
Thank you France!
Lets hope this continues.