Year of Object(s) Creation: 200 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): $20,000,000
Object Type(s): Casting, Sculpture
Object Material(s): bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: bottom of Adriatic Sea (approx 32 miles from Fano, Italy)
Year Removed from Findspot: 1964

Provenance
Start Year: 1977
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought for $3.98 million
Nation: United States
Location: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Start Year: 1971
End Year: 1977
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought for an undisclosed sum from unnamed Italians in Brazil
Nation:
Location: "Artemis," a European art consortium (statue was restored in Germany)
Start Year: 1964
End Year: 1971 (approx)
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought for 3.5 million lire
Nation: Italy
Location: Giacomo and Fabio Barbetti (hid in church, home of Father Giovanni Nagni), Gubbio, Italy
Start Year: 1964
End Year: 1964
Circumstance of Acquisition: found by fishermen
Nation: Italy
Location: Home of fishermen's friend (Felici Dario) in Fano, Italy

Italian Bronze Statue Of A Victorious Youth


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Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1996
Year Claim Resolved: 1997
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Italian Ministry of Culture
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: J. Paul Getty Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Also called the "Bronze Statue of a Victorious Youth" or "la atleta di Fano" (the athlete from Fano), the sculpture is attributed to Lysippos but was likely created before his time. Editor: Eliza Rodi.