The Venus fixers : the remarkable story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II /

The Venus fixers : the remarkable story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II /

Often working as shellfire exploded around them, the Monuments Officers of Italy shored up tottering palaces and cathedrals, safeguarded Michelangelos and Giottos, and even blocked a Nazi convoy of stolen paintings bound for Göring's birthday celebration. Sometimes they failed. But to an aston...

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Main Author: Brey, Ilaria Dagnini, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Picador, 2010.
Edition:First Picador edition.
Subjects:
Art treasures in war > Italy > History > 20th century.
Art thefts > Italy > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > Italy.
Cultural property > Protection > Italy > History > 20th century.
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Call Number: N6911 .B74 2010
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