Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoItaly refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitlerwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkItaly refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitlerwww.nbcnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoIt’s actually German, lmao, though the artist grew up in America.
minus-squareFIash Mob #5678@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-211 months 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@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months 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@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months 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.