Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis /

Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis /

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Author / Creator:Chanel, Gerri, author.
Imprint:London : Icon Books Ltd, 2018.
©2014
Description:xix, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Musée du Louvre -- History -- 20th century.
Musée du Louvre.
German Occupation of France (1940-1945)
World War (1939-1945)
Art treasures in war -- France -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
Cultural property -- Protection -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Art treasures in war.
Cultural property -- Protection.
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945.
France.
Art.
History.
Format: Map Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11871893
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ISBN:9781785784453
1785784455
9781785784163
1785784161
Notes:Includes index.
Originally published: New York: Heliopa Press, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-370).
Summary:In 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. As the Germans neared Paris in 1940, the French raced to move the masterpieces again and again during the war. Throughout the German occupation, the Louvre's staff fought to keep the priceless treasures out of enemy hands, often risking their lives to protect the country's artistic heritage. This is their tale.

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