Asseria, Vol. 10 No. 10, 2012.
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MFAA - File Zadar, new insights about the works of art taken from Zadar to Italy during the Second World War
Antonija Mlikota
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za povijest umjetnosti
Sažetak
Documents of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (the Roberts Commission), 1943-1946, which is preserved in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington is an important research source for historians, conservators, museum officials and art historians across Europe. In the preserved documents there are data for the region of former Yugoslavia alongside data for many other countries in which the MFAA officers were active. This report deals in particular with research of activities related to Zadar offering also explanation of formation and activity of the Roberts Commission and general analysis of the material from the region of former Yugoslavia. Particular attention was paid to the document called Zara: Report on War damage on Monument and movable works of Art known to be stored in Italy. This document on some thirty pages presents explanations of circumstances in which the report was created, known facts about movable works of art and damage on the monuments in Zadar, reports about the review of 14 boxes located in Venice and list of relevant bibliography. Six appendices were added to the report explaining in detail destiny and conditions of monuments and movable works of art in Zadar and methods of their protection from war activities. Appendices consist of the following: report of Luigi Crema, high commissioner for antiquities, monuments and galleries in Dalmatia; reports of Fausto Franco, Office for Monuments and Galleries in Trieste; reports of the captain Basil Marriott, MFAA officer for the region of Venice about examination of 14 boxes with the material from Zadar deposited in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice (captain Basil Marriott was in charge of the entire action); summaries of original inventory lists made in 1940 for six boxes deposited in the cathedral crypt in Zadar delivered by professor Galli from the Office for Antiquities in Ancona; list of contents in 14 boxes deposited in Palazzo Ducale in Venice made by dr. Bruna Forlati in cooperation with captain B. Mariott, MFAA officer for the Venice region and list of assumed damages on the monuments in Zadar made on the basis of aerial photos of Zadar. Since this list has not been known before nor the documents which explains circumstances in which works of art were taken from Zadar, this discovery is exceptionally important for all researchers dealing with this theme.
Ključne riječi
20th century; Second World War; Zadar; the Roberts Commission; MFAA; Monuments Men; Basil Marriott; Luigi Crema
Hrčak ID:
111682
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Datum izdavanja:
2.12.2013.
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