World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany; World War, 1939-1945--Art and the War; Art treasures in war; Gemäldegalerie (Dresden, Germany); Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; John, the Apostle, Saint; Jesus Christ; Figures -- Nude -- Male;
Destroyed February 13-14 during three allied bombing raids on Dresden or in subsequent fires.
Through Shen-Kan is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark was joined by the...