Rodolfo Siviero
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Rodolfo Siviero was an Italian secret agent, art historian and intellectual, most notable for his important work in recovering artworks stolen from Italy during the Second World War as part of the 'Nazi plunder'.
Plaque at Siviero's birthplace in Guardistallo (PI)
Casa Siviero
German soldiers of the Hermann Göring Division posing in front of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome in 1944 with a picture taken from the Biblioteca del Museo Nazionale di Napoli before the Allied forces' arrival in the city, during the restitution ceremony of the works at the RSI
Kunstschutz
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Kunstschutz is the German term for the principle of preserving cultural heritage and artworks during armed conflict, especially during the First and Second World Wars, with the stated aim of protecting the enemy's art and returning after the end of hostilities. It is associated with the image of the "art officer" (Kunstoffizier) or "art expert" (Kunstsachverständiger).
Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) inspects artwork stored in a salt mine in Merkers, accompanied by U.S. Army Generals Omar Bradley (left) and George S. Patton (centre)