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Getty to Return Art; Italians Drop Charges

Civil case against museum's curator ends; criminal case continues

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 26, 2007 11:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – Following the outlines of a deal struck in August, the Getty Museum formally pledged yesterday to return to Italy 40 works from its collection. As a result of the agreement, which repatriates such masterpieces as an Aphrodite from the 5th century BC, Italian authorities dropped... Read full story »

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