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The works of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi must be secured!

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Articles 12 and 13 of the agreement between France and Abu Dhabi on the Louvre Abu Dhabi are extremely clear.
Article 12: “When compliance with the security and conservation standards for the loaned works is not ensured under satisfactory conditions, the French Party may formally require the Emirati Party to take appropriate and reasonable measures to guarantee the security of the works”. Among these measures is the “repatriation or the immediate safeguarding of the works concerned, at the expense of the Emirati Party”
Article 13: “When it considers that a risk weighs on the security of the works, the French Party may proceed without delay to the repatriation of all the loaned works.”


1. Paolo Caliari, called Veronese (1528–1588)
La Bella Nani
Oil on canvas – 119 x 103 cm

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