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The Netherlands lost a lot of paintings before the government stepped in and funded the Rijksmuseum. Then for a 150 years they bought as many of them back as th
by WeylandYutani 3y ago
The Netherlands lost a lot of paintings before the government stepped in and funded the Rijksmuseum. Then for a 150 years they bought as many of them back as they could.
Whenever I'm in a museum abroad I always like to visit the Dutch/Flemish masters section. There are good ones in Spain but those are honourable spoils of war. The American museums are wealthy industrialists buying paintings at an auction.
- wslh 3y agoIn general, fine art work has a different treatment that archeological artifacts but also has a relationship with the time of ownership and where/how you find/buy it. There are also more complex cases, for example the recovery of stolen art from the Nazis.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> There are good ones in Spain but those are honourable spoils of war. The American museums are wealthy industrialists buying paintings at an auction. Are you saying that taking paintings via violence is ethically better than buying them on the open market?