The Monuments Men movie mirrors real life Nazi art rescue
- 10 years ago
The Monuments Men movie, based on true events tells the story of a platoon in the Second World War charged with rescuing artwork from the Nazi party.
Its release comes as the US government handed over a painting by German artist Johann Conrad Seekatz to Poland.
The picture, which dates from 1768, had been stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw sometime in 1944.
Its release comes as the US government handed over a painting by German artist Johann Conrad Seekatz to Poland.
The picture, which dates from 1768, had been stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw sometime in 1944.