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Septimius Severus from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
It has been reported (by ARCA ) that a portrait of the emperor Septimius Severus that had been stolen from the Antiquarium of Santa Maria ...
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Among the pots in the exhibition, The Berlin painter and his world, was an oinochoe (shape 1) from the Judy and Michael Steinhardt collect... -
‘The return of looted objects to their countries of origin: the case for change’, in S. Hufnagel and D. Chappell (eds.), The Palgrave ha...
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It was announced today that the Egyptian authorities would be taking legal action against Christie's over the sale of the head of Tuta...
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David, personally I find April Blood by Martines to be a great account of the events. Additionally, I've written a fair amount on how the events were such a visual attack on Florentine republicanism. I always echo the quote from Soren Kierkegaard, “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.” Certainly, this worked in the favor of the Medici as the Palleschi further glorified their leaders.
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