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Medieval methods of entertainment included sad dances and alienation parties.
Tights are not pants, circa 1400something.
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Six Questions for Art Detective Victoria Reed
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New Online Resource to Reveal Stories about Nazi-Looted Art, Wartime Art Market
Paintings in storage at the Munich Central Collecting Point, ca. 1945–49, Johannes Felbermeyer. This was one of several sites used by the Allies to identify, photograph, and restitute Nazi-seized artworks after the war. Photo Study Collection. The Getty Research Institute, 89.P.4
Featuring over 2,000 newly digitized catalogs, a new database will revolutionize Nazi-era art research. More»
Also tagged German art, Germany, Getty Provenance Index®, GRI, International, provenance, research projects
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Being Jewish in Austria: Four Questions for Writer and Critic Ruth Kluger
This Sunday the Getty Research Institute and the Getty Museum are teaming up to present Arthur Schnitzler and Vienna 1900. The program begins with a staged reading of Arthur Schnitzler—Being Jewish. Based on the journals and correspondence of renowned Austrian… More»
Also tagged Arthur Schnitzler, events, Gustav Klimt, Holocaust, Jewish history, lectures, literature, panel discussions, Ruth Klüger, Vienna
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Nazis Collecting Art: Art Dealer Gustav Cramer’s Wartime Records
A rare resource for the study of the art market in Europe during World War II is now available for research at the Getty Research Institute: the correspondence of Gustav Cramer and his son Hans Max Cramer, owners of the G. Cramer… More»
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Objects and Memories: Edmund de Waal on Tracing a Family Collection
When you visit a museum, it’s easy to forget that objects have a story, a journey from where they began to where they are now. Take Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s portrait of the composer Albert Cahen d’Anvers. It’s one of the most… More»
