European Court Upholds Italy’s Right To Confiscate Getty Statue

Dating back 300 B.C. to 100 B.C, “Victorious Youth” is a signature piece at the Getty Villa. The feud over this life-sized statue is part of a broader debate on the restitution of cultural patrimony that’s impacting museums worldwide.

Italy has been trying to recover the statue for decades, arguing that it was unlawfully exported. The Getty, in turn, maintains that the statue is not part of Italy’s cultural heritage and that the confiscation order is illegitimate.