Cultural Heritage Minister Bonisoli: "Getty Museum to return Lysippus' Athlete to Italy."

The minister of cultural heritage, Alberto Bonisoli, has returned to comment on the affair of theAthlete of Lysippus, the fourth-century B.C.E. bronze sculpture attributed to Lysippus that was fished out of the sea off the coast of Fano in 1964 and is now kept at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles following an illegal sale. Last December 4, the Court of Cassation had made final the executive confiscation of the sculpture ordered in June by the Pesaro gip, thus requiring the American museum to return the work to Italy.

Now, a month later, comes the minister’s statement, entrusted to his Twitter profile: “The motivations of the Cassation are clear. The Getty Museum should take note of them and return the Lysippus athlete to Italy. The government is already taking steps to ensure that this important testimony of our cultural heritage returns to our country.” The Getty, however, a few hours after the Cassation verdict, had made its position known by stating that the institution is not required to return the statue.

Cultural Heritage Minister Bonisoli: "Getty Museum to return Lysippus' Athlete to Italy."

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