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Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed

Martyrdom and historic loss are the common threads in two recent acquisitions by the J. Paul Getty Trust. One is a poignant, nearly 600-year-old alabaster figure of a saint who Catholic tradition says was crucified by the ancient Romans – a sculpture that the Nazis looted in 1934 from a German...

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20:27 on October 16 2015

Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Martyrdom and historic loss are the common threads in two recent acquisitions by the J. Paul Getty Trust. One is a poignant, nearly 600-year-old alabaster figure of a sai... more info

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