0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite
Classical antiquity was appropriated by the Nazis and held up as the ideal in the rhetoric, propaganda, art, and architecture of National Socialism. In this article the rhetoric and preference for the classical aesthetic are examined against the practice of collecting antiquities among the Nazi elit...
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| description | Classical antiquity was appropriated by the Nazis and held up as the ideal in the rhetoric, propaganda, art, and architecture of National Socialism. In this article the rhetoric and preference for the classical aesthetic are examined against the practice of collecting antiquities among the Nazi elite, especially by Hitler and Göring. It would seem evident that Greek and Roman antiquities would have been much desired by Hitler and the upper echelons of the Nazi party and would have been sought after in the quest for great works of art for museums in the Reich, especially for the “Führermuseum” in Linz. Yet, there is only limited evidence to show that this was, in fact, the case. Insights and explanations for this discrepancy are gleaned from synthesizing the evidence for collecting classical antiquities during the Nazi era. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a22858b144eb4dc3bab9418a89fa05882023-12-03T12:39:48ZdeuInternational Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)RIHA Journal2190-33282023-09-0110.11588/riha.2022.2.927361454560283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi EliteIrene Bald Romano0University of Arizona, TucsonClassical antiquity was appropriated by the Nazis and held up as the ideal in the rhetoric, propaganda, art, and architecture of National Socialism. In this article the rhetoric and preference for the classical aesthetic are examined against the practice of collecting antiquities among the Nazi elite, especially by Hitler and Göring. It would seem evident that Greek and Roman antiquities would have been much desired by Hitler and the upper echelons of the Nazi party and would have been sought after in the quest for great works of art for museums in the Reich, especially for the “Führermuseum” in Linz. Yet, there is only limited evidence to show that this was, in fact, the case. Insights and explanations for this discrepancy are gleaned from synthesizing the evidence for collecting classical antiquities during the Nazi era.https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/rihajournal/article/view/92736adolf hitlerhermann göringnational socialismclassicalantiquitiesgreekromanführermuseumlinz |
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| title | 0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite |
| title_full | 0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite |
| title_fullStr | 0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite |
| title_full_unstemmed | 0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite |
| title_short | 0283 Collecting Classical Antiquities among the Nazi Elite |
| title_sort | 0283 collecting classical antiquities among the nazi elite |
| topic | adolf hitler hermann göring national socialism classical antiquities greek roman führermuseum linz |
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