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The initiatives of the Monuments Men and Women, a commemoration and re-enactment project born at Gotica Toscana aps in past years through the initiative of a group of members and enthusiasts intent on cultivating the memory of the men who saved Florentine and other works of art from Nazi-Fascist destruction and robbery, who worked to return the stolen treasures to their cities, in their museums.
First of all, the ’hero“ Frederick Hartt. “Monuments Man” and American art historian, who in 1945 helped find and return to Florence hundreds of works of art in public collections, particularly the Uffizi Galleries and the Pitti Palace. The works had been hidden by the Nazis in South Tyrol. Hartt was made an honorary citizen of Florence for this effort. Hartt - among other things - published a diary entitled. Florentine Art Under Fire, where he recounts the missions of the Monuments Men in Florence Province.
A diary that provided the inspiration for naming the Facebook and Instagram pages where the group's cultural activities are presented. We invite you to follow the links;
It is this of the Monuments Men, which beyond the very famous film, an important story, still too little known, about which Gotica Toscana has said and written several times. with the commitment and words, among others, of Ugo Coppoli.
When things are important they always have long legs. In addition to presenting many materials on their Facebook Page - which we invite you to follow, the Monuments Men and Women I am often in the field with new initiatives.
This is the case, for example, last April 10, with a beautiful ’philological‘ photo shoot of re-enactors, re-enactors, taken in the fantastic setting of Villa Bardini,, near Ponte Vecchio, in Costa San Giorgio, from where you dominate Florence with a fantastic view of the city.
A few shots...
