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In recent years, several of America’s leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. The monetary value is estimated at over half a billion dollars. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity? The answer... read more
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In the predawn light of a summer morning in 1964, the sixty-foot fishing trawler Ferrucio Ferri shoved off from the Italian seaport of Fano and motored south, making a steady eight knots along Italy's east coast.
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Prologue
Part I: Windfalls and Cover-ups
1. The Lost Bronze
2. A Perfect Scheme
3. Too Moral
4. Worth the Price
5. An Awkward Debut
6. The Windblown Goddess
7. The Cult of Persephone
Part II: The Temptation of Marion True
8. The Aptly Named Dr. True
9. The Fleischman Collection
10. A Home in the Greek Islands
11. Conforti's Men
12. The Getty's Latest Treasure
13. Follow the Polaroids
14. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Part III: "After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness?"
15. Troublesome Documents
16. Mountains and Molehills
17. Rogue Museums
18. The Reign of Munitz
19. The April Fools' Day Indictment
20. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
21. True Believers
22. A Bright Line
Epilogue: Beyond Ownership
Acknowledgments
Notes
Further Reading
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jason Felch (Author)
- Ralph Frammolino (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-15-101501-6
Page Count: 375
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-15-101501-6
Page Count: 375
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CC135 E46 2011
- Dewey: 930
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