La tendenza della giurisprudenza italiana al riconoscimento di un vero e proprio diritto all’immagine in capo alle opere d’arte ha visto una recente ulteriore conferma nella sentenza della Corte d’Appello di Bologna n. 1792 del 24 settembre 2024. La Corte ha infatti – parzialmente – confermato la decisione di primo grado del Tribunale di
The Court of Florence finds against Condé Nast for use of the image of the David by Michelangelo, recognizing image rights to the work of art
With a first instance ruling issued on 20 April 2023 (available here), the Court of Florence has ordered Condé Nast (editor of GQ Italy) to pay EUR 50,000 plus interest as compensation for damages arising from the unauthorized use of the image of the David by Michelangelo.
The case, which was brought by the
Extraterritorial application of the Italian Cultural Heritage Code: the Court of Venice orders Ravensburger to cease the marketing of its puzzles with the image of the Vitruvian Man
With an order issued on 17 November 2022 (available here), the Court of Venice, Second Chamber, has enjoined Ravensburger AG, Ravensburger Verlag GmBH and Ravensburger S.r.l. from using for commercial purposes the image of the famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man, drawn by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490, setting a penalty of EUR 1,500