Year of Object(s) Creation: 1500 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 1,600,000
Object Type(s): Painting
Object Material(s): canvas, fabric/cloth, oil, paint
Provenience Nation:
Provenience Location: Italy
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year:
End Year: 2011
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by private collector at Sotheby's auction
Nation: United States
Location: Private U.S. collector

Italian Renaissance Era Painting By Lelio Orsi, “Leda e il Cigno”


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2008
Year Claim Resolved: 2012
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Italy
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Private U.S. Collector
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
On display at the Gonzaga Museum in Novellara. https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/novellara-museum-displays-a-valuable-painting-by-lelio-orsi-that-had-been-illegally-exported