Britain loses bronzes to the Getty

A pair of ancient marble sculptures, "Venus de' Medici" and "Dancing Faun," have been major attractions at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence since 1688, and that's not likely to change. But in a few months, bronze casts of the life-size Hellenistic figures will become the centerpiece of the neoclassical sculpture galleries at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

By Suzanne Muchnic

October 22, 2008