Art Treasures From the Vienna Collections
National Gallery of Art | 1950 | ISBN: N/A | English | 116 pages | PDF | 12.3 MB

One of the most interesting aspects of the postwar period has been the interchange of works of art between countries. Since 1946 the American public have had an opportunity to see many wonderful masterpieces which heretofore have been available only to those fortunate enough to travel, or through photographs and color reproductions. The paintings, drawings and water colors by the three British masters Hogarth, Constable and Turner were shown through the generosity of H. M. the King and the cooperation of the art galleries of London. His Holiness Pope Pius XII sent to the Metropolitan the celebrated statue of the Good Shepherd, an Early Christian work of the fourth century. The Italian Government has likewise permitted famous sculptures by Michelangelo to travel to New York and Washington