Our very own Art Institute of Chicago is now taking up residence in Florence as part of the exhibition, “Divine Beauty: From Van Gogh to Chagall and Fontana.” As Pope Francis’ favorite work of art, “White Crucifixion” was an obvious addition to the exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi, September 24 – January 24. The painting is a depiction of Jesus as a Jew surrounded by scenes of Jewish persecution. The massive void was filled by Emil Nolde’s “Red-Haired Girl” who was known by the Hitler Regime as producing “Degenerate Art”.
Technicians remove Marc Chagall’s “White Crucifixion” from the walls of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing.
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And off she goes…
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Emil Nolde’s “Red-Haired Girl” was the chosen replacement for “White Crucifixion”. Painted in 1919 by the Danish-German expressionist whose work Hitler famously condemned as “degenerate”.
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