The roll-call of wars down the centuries is paralleled by an
equally extensive narrative of the theft, destruction, plundering,
displacement and concealing of some of the greatest works of art
during those conflicts - a story that is expertly told in this
original publication. From the many wars of Classical Antiquity,
through the military turning points and detours of the Fourth
Crusade, the Thirty Years' War, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
France, the First and Second World Wars, and then onwards to the
ongoing contemporary conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the history
of art crime in times of war contains myriad fascinating and often
little-known stories of the fate of humankind's greatest works of
art. Plundering Beauty: A History of Art Crime during War charts
the crucial milestones of art crimes spanning two thousand years.
The works of art involved have fascinating stories to tell, as
civilisation moves from a simple and brutal 'winner takes it all'
attitude to the spoils of war, to contemporary understanding, and
commitment to, the idea that our artistic heritage truly belongs to
all humankind.
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