The Venus fixers : the remarkable story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Venus fixers : the remarkable story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II
AUTHOR:
Brey, Ilaria Dagnini, 1955-
ISBN:
9780374283094
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Italian art goes to war -- Men must manoeuvre -- Sicilian prelude -- The birth of the Venus fixers -- The conflict of the present and the past -- Treasure hunt -- Florence divided -- A time to rend, a time to sew -- The duellists -- Epilogue: a necessary dream.
SUBJECT:
| Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- Officials and employees |
| Art, Italian |
| Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century |
| Cultural property -- Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century |