"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

08 June 2016

Protect.


War is a time of destruction, and many of the pieces of art or architecture that survived during World War II were saved by the courageous souls in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program. The initiative of the Allies, known as the Monuments Men, was a team of 400 soldiers and civilians working to protect cultural heritage, and recover art looted by the Nazis.

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