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Art History Film Discussion with Joanne Kesten

Documentary: Rape of Europa

2023-01-24 13:00:00 2023-01-24 14:00:00 America/New_York Art History Film Discussion with Joanne Kesten Tremont Road Branch - Friends Theater

Tuesday, January 24
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-01-24 13:00:00 2023-01-24 14:00:00 America/New_York Art History Film Discussion with Joanne Kesten Nazis looted and destroyed art for over a decade. Rape of Europa traces the systematic and brazen thefts of huge amounts of works of art. Tremont Road Branch - Friends Theater

Tremont Road Branch

Friends Theater

Nazis looted and destroyed art for over a decade. Rape of Europa traces the systematic and brazen thefts of huge amounts of works of art.

Roger Ebert titled his review of this documentary, “History’s most malevolent art lovers”. Described as “a film that takes the audience into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe,” we will discuss Klimt’s Woman in Gold, the heroic work of the Monuments Men, legal issues of restitution of art and the stark reality that art was destroyed. This film is based on the book Rape of Europa by Lynn H. Nicolas.

Please watch the documentary before the discussion. 

Ways to watch:

  • Rape of Europa is available to stream through Kanopy 
  • Watch it at the library in the Friends Theater on Saturday, January 14th at 2:00pm
  • Check out a copy from the library catalog

New to Kanopy? Attend one of our streaming classes with Media Services. Streaming Free (Movies, TV, Music), will be offered on Thursday, January 5th from 2:00 - 3:30. You will learn how to stream acclaimed films and popular international series right from the comfort of home, and without signing up for another subscription service.

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts and Culture |

TAGS: | klimt | art history |

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