ANT372H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Firenze Campo Di Marte Railway Station
Document Summary
Hitler collected 250 paintings each year from museum. Desire of nazi leaders to collect and invest in paintings (traded later) Austrians didn"t return painting - claim their rights of 1924. Hitler - create his own museum as monument to his rule. Plans to steal = linked with plans to conquer. Whole polish culture was to be eliminated. Accustomed that art belonged to a place/group. Catalogue meant only for eyes of hitler (including 3 priceless paintings); kept in private apartment. Returned by allies; raphael = never found. Louvre: cultural patrimony of people of france; heart of the city. 2000 year old winged victory = moved. Preserved paris as sophisticated playground for military. Jewish prisoners would pack and sort art to be sent to german families. Connoisseurs to choose which paintings to display. Annihilation of soviet union - art and culture. Russian museum = symbol of russian history. Roberts commission - warned roosevelt on how to save europe without destroying cultural property.
