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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Nazis, horses, and Aphrodite. The count who lived in Argentina, was a protagonist of international jet set, and had the most expensive marble statue

The article discusses Federico Augusto Zichy Thyssen, a European aristocrat who lived in Argentina and is noted for his connections to the international jet set and a significant historical background involving the financing of Hitler's rise to power.

Feb 27 β€’ 06:50 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ SZ
National & Local

On the Trail of the Secret: Where is Raphael's Young Man?

The article explores the mysterious disappearance of Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" during the chaotic final months of World War II.

Feb 26 β€’ 13:04 UTC
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Guardian
National & Local

Police return art posters of Trump and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms to Canberra venue after no charges laid

Canberra police returned art posters depicting various world leaders in Nazi uniforms to a local music venue and decided not to lay charges under new hate symbol laws.

Feb 25 β€’ 05:42 UTC
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Philharmonic in Collusion with an Evil Regime

The article explores how the Berlin Philharmonic became a significant tool of Nazi propaganda between 1933 and 1945.

Feb 19 β€’ 20:25 UTC
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Guardian Australia
National & Local

Afternoon Update: art posters test hate symbol laws; Wellington’s sewage β€˜catastrophe’; and when sleep tricks go wrong

Police in Canberra have seized art posters depicting world leaders in Nazi uniforms for investigation under hate symbol laws.

Feb 19 β€’ 05:49 UTC
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Guardian Australia
National & Local

Police seize art posters depicting Trump, Putin and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms from Canberra bar

Canberra police have seized art posters portraying world leaders in Nazi uniforms from a bar following a complaint regarding hate imagery.

Feb 19 β€’ 01:41 UTC
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί ABC News AU
National & Local

Bar declared crime scene as ACT police seize 'clearly satirical' posters under new hate laws

Canberra police seized satirical posters featuring world leaders in Nazi-like uniforms from a bar, declaring it a crime scene under new hate laws.

Feb 19 β€’ 00:50 UTC
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Folha (PT)
National & Local

$36 million painting disputed by heirs of Hitler's refugee in Brazil

Heirs of a Jewish banker who fled Nazi Germany are claiming ownership of a valuable painting in a restitution process against a German museum.

Feb 18 β€’ 16:03 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ SZ
National & Local

NS Art: The Return of Nazi Art

The article discusses the normalization of Nazi art in contemporary Germany, highlighting a gallery experience that raises questions about the acceptance of this art form.

Feb 9 β€’ 14:34 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ SZ
National & Local

Hitler's Favorite Painter: Ingolstadt Mortuary Dance: Dispute Over Former Star of the NS Art Scene

A controversy has arisen in Ingolstadt over a fresco by Oskar Martin-Amorbach, a notable painter from the Nazi era, displayed in the local mortuary.

Feb 9 β€’ 13:51 UTC
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The World’s Most Expensive Painter Gerhard Richter in Paris: Uncle Nazi, Aunt Anti-Fascist

The Paris exhibition showcases 275 works by Gerhard Richter, highlighting the political themes alongside his artistic evolution from figurative to abstract styles.

Feb 9 β€’ 04:00 UTC
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Heirs of Pissarro sue the Met over painting sold under Nazi coercion

Heirs of a Jewish art collector persecuted by the Nazis are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York over a Camille Pissarro painting that was allegedly sold under duress in 1941.

Feb 4 β€’ 19:29 UTC
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

The heirs of the Pissarro painting at the Met say it was sold under Nazi pressure

Heirs of a Jewish art collector claim that a Pissarro painting sold to the Met was forced under duress from the Nazis, while the museum insists the sale was fair.

Feb 4 β€’ 09:00 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ FAZ
National & Local

F.A.Z. Exclusive: Dancer Fountain to be Returned

After a long dispute, the director of the Berlin Kolbe Museum agrees to return the Dancer Fountain, a piece of art looted during the Nazi era, to the heirs.

Feb 3 β€’ 13:12 UTC
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ El PaΓ­s
World

Looted Artworks by the Nazis Emerge in the Market

Eighty years after the end of World War II, an increasing number of looted art pieces are appearing at auctions and galleries as their illegitimate owners pass away.

Jan 11 β€’ 04:30 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ taz
Life & Tech

Book about "Hitler's Queer Artist": How Can a Person Reconcile Such Contradictions?

Art historian Nina Schedlmayer explores the contradictory life of expressionist painter Stephanie Hollenstein in her new study.

Dec 30 β€’ 19:39 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ SZ
Life & Tech

New Picture Book: Rediscovery of Disgraced Female Painters

The art historian Ingrid von der Dollen has dedicated a picture book to 33 female painters persecuted by the Nazis, highlighting their almost forgotten works and the chance rediscovery of artists like Else L. Wolff.

Dec 28 β€’ 11:05 UTC

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