The Lost Masters

Description:

"The Nazis systematically looted Europe's treasurehouses to accumulate a magnificent hoard of important and priceless art collections. Much loot was recovered at war's end, but vast quantities disappeared again, pillaged by Stalin's Red Army and other Allies alike. To this day, many of those who suffered the loss of their collections remain impoverished and empty-handed.". "The Lost Masters is an account of the tragic looting of Europe and the victims' attempts to reclaim the precious art heritage in the face of indifference from governments and the international art trade. It also includes the story of how courage possibly saved from destruction the most famous painting in the world, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Art treasures in war,  World War, 1939-1945,  Art thefts,  Destruction and pillage,  Stolen Art,  History,  Art and the war,  Kunstroof,  Tweede Wereldoorlog,  Duitsers,  Jewish property,  World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage

People: Hans Wendland,  Count Adam Zamoyski,  Adolf Hitler (1889-1945),  Captain Greenspan (an American MFA&A officer),  Kurt Von Behr

Places: Europe,  Austria,  Germany,  Switzerland,  Netherlands,  Poland,  United States of America

Times: 20th century