Summary of Jason Felch & Ralph Frammolino's Chasing Aphrodite

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#1 In 1964, the fishing trawler Ferrucio Ferri was trawling the waters off Italy's east coast when it caught a patch of gold-colored metal. The crew decided to sell it and split the profits.

#2 The crew brought the statue ashore on a handcart and took it to the house of Pirani's cousin, who owned the boat. The statue began to smell of rotting fish, and the cousin moved it to a covered garden patio. Several local antique dealers came to look at it, but they wanted more money.

#3 In 1966, the statue was found in a church in Gubbio and hidden by Father Giovanni Nagni. It was seized by the Carabinieri in 1968, but the conviction was overturned in 1968. In 1966, it was sold to a Luxembourg-based art consortium called Artemis.

#4 When the bronze athlete came his way, Getty was a shrunken, decrepit man. He hardly filled out the suit and tie he had worn since his teens. His heavily lidded eyes, framed by jowly cheeks, gave him a perpetual scowl. He kept his thoughts hidden behind a stony exterior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822513976

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Insights on Jason Felch & Ralph Frammolino's Chasing Aphrodite

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1964, the fishing trawler Ferrucio Ferri was trawling the waters off Italy's east coast when it caught a patch of gold-colored metal. The crew decided to sell it and split the profits.

#2

The crew brought the statue ashore on a handcart and took it to the house of Pirani's cousin, who owned the boat. The statue began to smell of rotting fish, and the cousin moved it to a covered garden patio. Several local antique dealers came to look at it, but they wanted more money.

#3

In 1966, the statue was found in a church in Gubbio and hidden by Father Giovanni Nagni. It was seized by the Carabinieri in 1968, but the conviction was overturned in 1968. In 1966, it was sold to a Luxembourg-based art consortium called Artemis.

#4

When the bronze athlete came his way, Getty was a shrunken, decrepit man. He hardly filled out the suit and tie he had worn since his teens. His heavily lidded eyes, framed by jowly cheeks, gave him a perpetual scowl. He kept his thoughts hidden behind a stony exterior.

#5

Getty was a bargain hunter, more interested in discovering undervalued or overlooked pieces than paying full price for established masterpieces. He had begun collecting art in the wake of the Great Depression, when many of the world's finest collections had been lost or weakened.

#6

Getty was a huge fan of ancient Greek and Roman art, and he often visited archaeological sites on his travels. He was also a student of ancient history and conversant in Greek and Latin. He quietly believed himself to be the reincarnation of the second-century A. D. Roman emperor Hadrian.

#7

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York heard about the statue and wanted it. They sent Dietrich von Bothmer, their antiquities curator, to see it. He was convinced it was a great Greek work of art.

#8

In 1951,