Italy Acquires and Displays Prized Etruscan Frescoes from François Tomb
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Richard Whiddington
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The Italian Ministry of Culture has acquired fresco panels from the François Tomb, an ancient Etruscan chamber tomb from Vulci, for €15 million ($17 million) from the Torlonia family. These panels, among the most significant surviving works of Etruscan painting, have now gone on permanent display at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome.
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Those panels, among the most significant works of ancient Etruscan art ever discovered, have now gone on permanent display at National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome.
Last month, the Italian Ministry of Culture announced it had acquired fresco panels belonging to the François Tomb, a lavishly decorated chamber from the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci.
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