Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
WWII VICISSITUDES OF THE INSIGNIA OF KING AUGUSTUS III
View through CrossRef
During WW II, numerous precious art works
from Polish public and private collections were looted,
displaced and taken out of Poland. In view of the value of
some of those pieces, the invaders’ authorities decided
to have them transferred to German museums, and this is
what happened to the coronation insignia of King Augustus
III and his spouse Maria Josepha. German officials took over
the regalia which were property of the National Museum
in Warsaw already in 1939. Some time after, they were
transferred to Cracow, the capital of the General Government.
Several months later the insignia returned to Warsaw. In
1941, Dr Hans Lammers, Chief of the Reich Chancellery, requested
them. On Adolf Hitler’s decision they were to be
transferred to Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe; in order to be
transported there they were taken from Warsaw in 1942.
By the end of the war, they were evacuated to a repository
of artworks in the cellars of the Königstein Fortress. After
WW II had ended, they were relocated, together with other
cultural goods, to Moscow. It was only in 1960 that the
Soviet regime returned the precious regalia to Poland.
Title: WWII VICISSITUDES OF THE INSIGNIA OF KING
AUGUSTUS III
Description:
During WW II, numerous precious art works
from Polish public and private collections were looted,
displaced and taken out of Poland.
In view of the value of
some of those pieces, the invaders’ authorities decided
to have them transferred to German museums, and this is
what happened to the coronation insignia of King Augustus
III and his spouse Maria Josepha.
German officials took over
the regalia which were property of the National Museum
in Warsaw already in 1939.
Some time after, they were
transferred to Cracow, the capital of the General Government.
Several months later the insignia returned to Warsaw.
In
1941, Dr Hans Lammers, Chief of the Reich Chancellery, requested
them.
On Adolf Hitler’s decision they were to be
transferred to Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe; in order to be
transported there they were taken from Warsaw in 1942.
By the end of the war, they were evacuated to a repository
of artworks in the cellars of the Königstein Fortress.
After
WW II had ended, they were relocated, together with other
cultural goods, to Moscow.
It was only in 1960 that the
Soviet regime returned the precious regalia to Poland.
Related Results
Sorption Behaviors of Light Lanthanides(III) (La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III)) and Cr(III) Using Nitrolite
Sorption Behaviors of Light Lanthanides(III) (La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III)) and Cr(III) Using Nitrolite
The sorption of light lanthanides(III) (La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III)) and chromium(III) ions from acidic solutions on Nitrolite was studied at varying ions concentrations, pH...
Lapsed ja sõda. Sõjatrauma Tiina Kurnimi autobiograafias „Sõrve rahva elukeerdkäigud“ ja Ülo Tuuliku romaanis „Sõja jalus“ / Children and War. War trauma in Tiina Kurnim’s Ups and Downs in the Life of the People of Sõrve and Ülo Tuulik’s novel In the Way
Lapsed ja sõda. Sõjatrauma Tiina Kurnimi autobiograafias „Sõrve rahva elukeerdkäigud“ ja Ülo Tuuliku romaanis „Sõja jalus“ / Children and War. War trauma in Tiina Kurnim’s Ups and Downs in the Life of the People of Sõrve and Ülo Tuulik’s novel In the Way
Artikkel uurib mäletamismustrit, mis joonistub välja kahes lapsepõlvekogemust vahendavas teoses, mille autorite lapsepõlv jäi Teise maailmasõja aastatesse: Tiina Kurnimi autobiogra...
APPENDIX II: THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM MARSHAL THE YOUNGER
APPENDIX II: THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM MARSHAL THE YOUNGER
Brief in which King Henry III recalls that as there are people who might perhaps convey to the lord pope and cardinals certain business which has recently been transacted by him as...
Cornelis Tromp’s trophies: The origins of a late portrait (1675-1676) by Ferdinand Bol
Cornelis Tromp’s trophies: The origins of a late portrait (1675-1676) by Ferdinand Bol
In 2018, Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam acquired a portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), painted by Ferdinand Bol, from a private collection. Previously, t...
Playing King
Playing King
The Swedish King Gustav III ruled from 1771 to 1792. His departure to the Russian war in1788 was staged as a grandiose spectacle. The King, who was also a playwright, made the dayo...
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1929–d. 1968) was born Michael King in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Michael King Sr., was a Baptist preacher. After attending a Baptist World Alliance i...
Delicate, a study of structural change in ten-coordinated La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III) and Eu(III) sulfates
Delicate, a study of structural change in ten-coordinated La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III) and Eu(III) sulfates
We recently presented a new method that allows for a direct structural comparison of coordination complexes. The main difference to other approaches is that our AlignIT approach us...