Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) to World NewsEnglish · 3 years agoItaly refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitlerwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up148
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minus-squareLetstakealook ( Letstakealook@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoIt’s actually German, lmao, though the artist grew up in America.
minus-squareFIash Mob #5678 ( FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoOh, wow. I was not aware of that, but appreciate the info. If you ever see the real thing it has the most grotesque, masturbatory Trumpist American gilded frame.
minus-squareLetstakealook ( Letstakealook@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoI didn’t know that of the top of my head, I just vaguely remembered something about it and WW2, so I google the painting. Strangely enough, that’s how I’ve always imagined it.
minus-squareFIash Mob #5678 ( FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoYeah, when I was standing in front of it it occurred to me that this was one of the most vulgarly nationalistic things I’ve ever seen.
It’s actually German, lmao, though the artist grew up in America.
Oh, wow.
I was not aware of that, but appreciate the info. If you ever see the real thing it has the most grotesque, masturbatory Trumpist American gilded frame.
I didn’t know that of the top of my head, I just vaguely remembered something about it and WW2, so I google the painting.
Strangely enough, that’s how I’ve always imagined it.
Yeah, when I was standing in front of it it occurred to me that this was one of the most vulgarly nationalistic things I’ve ever seen.