Saving Italy: the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis

When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind's greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the treasures of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. In May...

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Main Author: Edsel, Robert M. 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Norton 2013
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind's greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the treasures of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes--artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt--embarked from Naples on the tresure hunt of a lifetime, tracking billions of dollars of missing art, including works by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-440) and index
Physical Description:XXII, 454 S., [8] Bl. Ill., Kt. 25 cm
ISBN:9780393082418