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The Nazi Hunt for Mona Lisa
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29 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
During the Second World War, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa left her usual position in the Louvre, Paris. From 1939 to 1945, the portrait was moved between five different hiding places in the French countryside, and she was not alone. In this episode, Laura Morelli guides us through the twin stories of the Nazis who were tasked with finding and seizing treasured artworks from across Europe, and the curators, archivists and others who risked their lives to prevent this from happening. Laura is a USA Today bestselling historical novelist and an art historian. She is the author of ‘The Stolen Lady: A Novel of World War II and the Mona Lisa’. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Nov 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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