Have you seen The Rape of Europa? I finally saw this documentary this weekend. I'm going to let Roger Ebert tell you about it.
We know the Nazis looted art from the nations they overran. But how many important paintings, sculptures and other artworks would you say the Nazis made off with? Hundreds? Thousands? The Rape of Europa, a startling documentary, puts the number rather higher: One-fifth of all the known significant works of art in Europe -- millions. Incredibly, Hitler maintained shopping lists of art for every country he invaded, and dispatched troops to secure (i.e., plunder) the works and ship them back to Germany. He had plans to build a monumental art museum in Linz, his Austrian birthplace, and was working on models of the structure even during his final days in the Berlin bunker. His right-hand man Hermann Goering was no less keen as a collector.
But seriously, if your at all interested I urge you to watch it, I had goosebumps! It is possible that I had those because of my uber dorkness.
But seriously, if your at all interested I urge you to watch it, I had goosebumps! It is possible that I had those because of my uber dorkness.
I found it available on Netflix, you can stream it to your computer.
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Oh wow, thank you for sharing this! I'll definitely look it up. I've had a lot of "how did this get here" moments in European galleries, though it's mostly been with antiquities.
ReplyDeleteawesome. it's such a fascinating subject to me... i definitely need to check this out, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this one with Jay and we loved it. He actually introduced me to it. we both love history and he's a european history professor at a university here.
ReplyDeletei so love your dorkness, because im such a dork too!
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andyquirks.blogspot.com
reminds me of this story i read recently (read a summary in the magazine called 'the week' which had more from the guys family. a very touching quote at the end, too, but this article has the main idea
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-sam
I don't think so, but thanks for sharing. I'm going to start following your blog now :) I need more art discussions in my life!
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Oh no I haven't seen it! Thanks for the heads up, I'll try to watch it. I can't believe those times, taking artwork. That's just, urgh.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, on another hand, I love your blog xoxo
I got goosebumps watching this preview. LOVE art history anything and this story looks like a must see. Adding to the Netflix queue pronto. XO
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