Riace Bronzes
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Okey dokey … this past week Gazzetta del Sud was telling us: One of Italy’s best-loved cultural icons, a pair of ancient Greek statues called the Riace Bronzes, is back home in a Calabrian museum after four years lying on their backs in the seat of the regional government. “We are keeping a promise to…
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This is getting incredibly silly … about a year ago, we were told that the Riace Bronzes would be back on display by Christmas 2012 (Riace Bronzes Back from Vacation Soon) … then, in October, we heard that problems at the Reggio Calabria Museo Archeologico Nazionale was having renovation disputes of some sort (Whither the…
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Brief item from ANSA: In spite of being a major tourist draw, the so-called Riace Bronzes are still being housed in temporary quarters, three years after they were moved for museum renovations. An estimated 100,000 people have visited the two famous full-size Greek nude bearded warriors from 460-450 BC since they were moved to regional…
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Last August we read that the Riace Bronzes would (finally) be back on display “in time for Christmas” (Riace Bronzes Back from Vacation Soon) but the Art Newspaper gives a somewhat different impression today … some excerpts: […] Reggio Calabria’s Museo Archeologico Nazionale has been mired in controversy since renovation work began in 2008. This…
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This just in from ANSA: Archaeologists are investigating the discovery of a gilded bronze lion found off the coast of Calabria not far from where the famed Riace Bronzes were discovered 40 years ago. Armour in bronze and copper was also found by a diver and two tourists in the area that is now closed…
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