Art Siezed by the Nazi Party During WWII on Display in London

A new exhibition at London's National Gallery of Art, Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna in 1900, is causing a bit of controversy. One of the artworks that is drawing some controversy is an unfinished 1917 painting by Klimt, Amalie Zuckerkandi. Klimt was working on this artwork when he passed away in 1918. Legal wranglings about restitution of this artwork have taken center stage in courts for a number of years. The painting was the property of Jewish sugar baron Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer who fled Austria during WWII. His home was looted while he was away in Zurich.

To read more about the restitution controversy click here for a Story from The Independent.

To read more about the exhibition, read the story on Aljazeera America

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Interesting scholarsip about the Etruscan Culture

Archaeologists recently found a rock cut tomb of what they believed to be an Etruscan prince. After further investigation, it appears this is the TOMB of a FEMALE!

Read the article OOPS! Etruscan Warrior Prince Really a Princessto find out more details.

TWO Interesting APAH related stories

Take a few minutes to read the story about POLLUTION damaging the frescoes in the SISTINE CHAPEL. Taking care of the environment is becoming more and more of a priority each day!

A fascinating website was created that details the October 2012 theft

of 7 valuable artworks from a museum in Rotterdam.

Restoration of the GHENT ALTARPIECE

The Ghent Altarpiece has been through a lot since its creation in the 1400s. A victim of the Holocaust, taken apart and stored in a salt cellar by the Nazi regime, it survives as an enduring symbol of strength today.

The world is not being denied access to the Ghent Altarpiece during restoration, the process is being completed behind glass so all can view!

What an honor for the conservator, to have the chance to touch history and preserve it for years to come. If you love Art History and Chemistry, perhaps you too could work with history as a conservator someday! To read more about the restoration process, read the Art Daily.org story.

UNIT 3 Aegean...Greece...etruscan...Rome + BET Project Renminders

DUE DATES:


10-17-13 Active Read Chapter 4 and complete WKBK
10-18-13 Complete CH 4 DQ 1 and 5


REMEMBER OCTOBER 15th Deadline for BET first 2 blogs! (Document: 1314BETBLOGS)


10-21-13 Upload CH 5 DQ 1
10-22-13 Active Read GREECE (it is LONG so you have a while to do this!) and turn in WKBK pages
10-23-13 Upload CH 5 DQ 5 and 7
10-26-13 Upload Ch 5 DQ 8 and 9

10-31-13 Active Read Chapter 9 and complete WKBK, have Getty Museum video discussion board topics completed

11-4-13 Active Read Chapter 10 and complete WKBK

REMINDER...second TWO blog Posts for BET PROJECT Due today...when submitted, email me the URL!

11-7-13 upload CH 10 DQ 1 and 4

11-8-13 FIELD TRIP

11-9-13 upload CH 10 DQ 7

TEST 11-14-13 Museum Catalog on Aegean to Rome page of class website. This includes the essay portion of your test. Give this SEVERAL HOURS. Document 1314MCAegeanRome.

REMINDER - BET Project Due 11-15-13, Presentations begin next class day

...as of now that is 11-18-13...unless there is a change in schedule!

An ARTICLE that is making the rounds on Social Media...

The story How to Recognize Famous Painters According to the Internet is a GREAT article about broad sweeping generalizations to use to discern the artist or genre of an unfamiliar work.

This article provides a good base from which one can start to make educated guesses when they encounter a work they have never seen before. Having board knowledge about artists and genres will help making educated guesses later. All of the artists whose work is pictured here are FAMOUS artist...you are looking at lesser known works ... in an effort to challenge your thinking.

Obtaining art through LEGAL means

Recently The Art Newspaper had an article about the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently returning two sculptures to Cambodia that were looted over 20 years ago.

Art restitution from looting and Nazi pogroms lead to many artworks not being held by rightful owners after WWII. The courts are doing their best to return property to its rightful owner.

This article is the FIRST I have encountered about looting in Cambodia. The looting in Koh Kur was a result of civil war in the 1970s. The looting and destruction of palaces and temples continued in Cambodia until 2006.

Read more on the above link to learn about Cambodia's struggle to recover its cultural heritage! The Plain Dealer

in Cleveland has an article about the artwork they have in their possession that is being sought. The kneeling Hindu monkey goddess has been on exhibition in Cleveland since 1982.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Discovery Channel Documentary chronicles the Ancient Wonders of the world and their influence on the world today. Watch the video to discover how technologically advanced our ancestors were!