Terms
The treaty added 15 millionCriticism
Of the French terms, the confiscation of artistic works - or, as many considered it, theft and plunder - came under criticism and its legitimacy questioned. Among the fiercest opponents was Quatremère de Quincy who in 1796 wrote a pamphlet, ''Letters in Miranda'', in which he affirmed the strong relationship between a work of art and the place in which it was intended, asserting that "eradicating the context in which the work was created irreparably impairs its legibility". Of the confiscated works of art, a marble copy of a bronze statue ofSee also
*References
* Filippone, Giustino ''Le relazioni tra lo stato pontificio e la francia rivoluzionaria: Storia diplomatica del Trattato di Tolentino'' Part I (1961) Part II (1967) The standard modern treatment.