Comparing Michelangelo's 'Van Eyck Brothers Madonna And Child'
There 's no exact tally of the art and culture snatched by the Nazis, and the commonly accepted number of 6 million bits and pieces excluding art and architecture that the Germans intentionally demolished. At the conclusion of the war and subsequently the Nazi admission of defeat, approximately 5 million items were reverted to their countries and owners, mostly due to the monuments program. “Who cares about art?” Lt. Frank Stokes says instinctively as he attempts to persuade Franklin Roosevelt to allow him to take a group of soldiers into war-torn Europe to protect and recover priceless works of art, including the van Eyck brothers’ Ghent Altarpiece and Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child, from the escaping Nazis. Hitler took little concern for human lives but fairly a lot for art; he planned to take the whole of Europe’s
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For example, once the squad locates a sniper who’s been attempting to take them out, it’s a nine year-old. They toss him in a POW camp with the evident brashness of a parent setting a rebellious child on timeout. The conflicting dispositions, crafty writing, and light tunes produce a nostalgic retrogression to classic war comedies like Kelley’s Heroes. It’s a good family movie deliberated equally for the Greatest Generation and SNL fans.
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For example, once the squad locates a sniper who’s been attempting to take them out, it’s a nine year-old. They toss him in a POW camp with the evident brashness of a parent setting a rebellious child on timeout. The conflicting dispositions, crafty writing, and light tunes produce a nostalgic retrogression to classic war comedies like Kelley’s Heroes. It’s a good family movie deliberated equally for the Greatest Generation and SNL fans.
A unexpectedly revitalizing component of Monument Men is the dedication that each squaddie has to their families. They are constantly chatting about their kids, their wives, and life across the Atlantic. There’s an particularly striking scene when Sgt. Richard Campbell gets a record as a Christmas present but cannot listen to it due to lack of equipment. While taking a shower that evening, he overhears the voice of his wife and kids singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” His teammate was able to find a way to air it throughout the camp so everybody could have a slight home away from