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A joint statement by the Getty and Italian government says 21 pieces will go back
Specific artefacts are called into question
Marion True has resigned from the museum and the institution is to return three artefacts to Italy
An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book
Make the citizen your ally if you want to save the nation’s past
After 17 years and 15 shows, the Italian car manufacturer has withdrawn funding from major kunsthalle in Venice
The claim is for a bound 290-folio missal which appears to have disappeared in 1943
Meanwhile, Ricard tries his hand at larceny while Blum's Judd masterpiece makes bank
How Islamic decorative arts influenced 15th- and 16th-century Western artists
Letizia Battaglia recorded the Mafia violence that defined Palermo’s darkest years, while fighting for change through her work as a photojournalist, politician, environmentalist and human rights activist
Despite curators’ protests, the French senate has pushed through a Raphael exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris
The restrictions were imposed following a 1999 request made by Italy under Article 9 of the Unesco Convention
Wounded archaeology
The San Martino’s decorative arts and theatre collections are, at last, on show again, in new rooms
Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.
The Art Newspaper has tracked down further details of what happened to the twelfth-century manuscript during World War II
Change of attitude towards restitution requests may signal changes in UK law
Pietro Accorsi's long wait to showcase his collection is over
Plotting national tastes and identifying certain general market trends
Matisse Odalisque restored to the Rosenberg family
The penalty of lying to customs
The letter was written by Giacomo Boni and dates from 1925
Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.
The US collector challenges Italy’s law
Palazzo Schifanoia displays archive material from the Warburg Institute to commemorate her work
Jackie’s companion targeted for buying $1 million of hot Greek body parts
It is alleged that they were stolen from the collection of Cino Vitta, head of the Jewish community in Florence during the war
We asked a number of lawyers to comment on the situation with regard to catalogues in their own jurisdictions, and found that the scope of protection varies widely
Out of the ten newly designated Unesco sites, the biggest includes eighteen royal Savoy properties