The move came five days after Russia’s culture ministry sought the immediate return of 25 art works on loan to ...
Hermitage withdraws demands for Italy’s immediate return of artworks
The Hermitage in St Petersburg has withdrawn its demands for an immediate return of its artworks currently on loan to galleries in Milan and Rome, allowing them to stay in Italy for “several more weeks” until the end of the exhibitions.
An artwork by Giovanni Cariani on loan from the Hermitage, at Gallerie d’Italia, in Milan, Italy, on March 10, 2022. (Photo: AAP)