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- During the beginning of the German invasions during World War II, Jacques Jaujard, the director of the French Musées Nationaux, anticipating the fall of France, decided to organize the evacuation of the Louvre art collection to the provinces.
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During the beginning of the German invasions during World War II, Jacques Jaujard, the director of the French Musées Nationaux, anticipating the fall of France, decided to organize the evacuation of the Louvre art collection to the provinces.
May 16, 2013 · Beginning in 1938, the threat of war prompted a large-scale evacuation of France’s public art collections. The storage sites chosen for works of art were châteaux, tranquil locations in the heart of the French countryside, far from strategic targets, and thus escaping the imminent danger of bombing. On August 28, 1939, the Mona Lisa left the ...
The Louvre in the Second World War. In 1940, France suffered defeat at the hands of the German army. Hitler came to Paris, and his envy of French heritage is no secret. Yet when the Nazis entered the Louvre Museum, they found nothing but empty rooms.
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And as soon as the conquest started, the Reich armies would engage in systematic plunder and destruction, to realize the dictator’s dreams. Artworks were lootedfrom museums and private art collections. The order stated that “the Führer reserved for himself decision as to the disposition of art objects which have been or will be confiscated by Germa...
During the Spanish civil war Francisco Franco’s planes dropped incendiary bombs on Madrid and the Prado Museum. The Luftwaffe bombed the city of Guernica. Both tragedies foretold the horrors to come, and the need to protect works of art in wartime. For safety the Republican Government sent the Prado artistic treasures to other towns. With increasin...
It wasn’t just the Louvre that was moved, but the contents of two hundred museums. Plus the stained glass windows of several cathedrals, and artworks belonging to Belgium. On top of that, Jaujard had also important private art collections safeguarded, particularly those belonging to Jews. Over seventy different sites were used, most of them castles...
Yet an order “to seize, inside occupied territories, French artworks owned by the State and cities, in Paris museum and provinces” was made. Metternich cleverly used Hitler’s own order to stop Nazis from attempting to seize French museum collections. Goebbels then asked that any ‘German’ artwork in French museums be sent to Berlin. Metternich argue...
While for now the museum treasures were safe, the situation was very different for private art collections. Hitler’s orderstated that “especially Jewish private property is to be taken in custody by the occupational power against removal or concealment.” A special organization was created to conduct looting and destruction, the ERR (Rosenberg Speci...
Attempts to dismiss Jaujard failed, as curators threatened to resign altogether if he was sacked. Thanks to Jaujard’s foresight, the greatest art evacuation operation in history had succeeded. And during the war the artworks still had to be moved several times. Yet none of the masterpieces of the Louvre, or two hundred other museums were damaged or...
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Twice, we’ve brought you posts explaining how the Mona Lisa – the most famous painting in the world – went from near obscurity to global notoriety almost overnight, after an employee of the Louvre purloined and tried to hide it in 1911.
Jan 10, 2014 · As early as 1938, with the threat of conflict looming in a Germany enraptured with a new war-mongering leadership, the directors of the Musée du Louvre in Paris began an ordered evacuation of its massive public art collection, that included some of the most iconic works of art in the world.
Aug 25, 2016 · On September 3, France declared war on Germany, triggering the evacuation of the final work: the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which by the grace of some higher power and the dedication of the...
