Our final story on Nazi-looted art relates how the wealthy Viennese industrialist, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, was forced to forfeit a cherished portrait of his beloved wife Adele.
With Europe in shambles following World War II, much of the art that made its way to the New York art market had little documented provenance. In the next three videos, we’ll explore a landmark case in which an American museum returns a work of Holocaust looted art to the victims’ heirs without need of legal action.
Video 1: The Discovery
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In this second installment we learn the “journey” of Lucas Cranach’s masterpiece during the war and its aftermath.
Video 2: Authentication
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In this final installment from M&G’s 2015 Sleuthing exhibition, learn the ultimate verdict and importance of the case.
Video 3: Verdict
In the next few videos, we’ll learn about Mannerism–the period of art bridging the High Renaissance and the Baroque periods. In this first installment Bob Jones, Jr., connoisseur and founder of the Museum & Gallery, provides an introduction to this intriguing painting style.
In this installment on the Mannerist period, M&G’s founder Dr. Bob Jones Jr. will identify three specific characteristics used by Mannerist painters.
In our final Mannerist video, Dr. Jones shares three fascinating paintings from Northern and Italian artists.
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