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Karl Maria Swoboda, the Trustee for Reich-owned Artistic Property

Karl Maria Swoboda, the Trustee for Reich-owned Artistic Property

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In September 1941, Adolf Hitler definitively confirmed Karel Maria Swoboda’s appointment as a full professor. Meanwhile, Swoboda, who had headed the Department of Art History since 1934, continued to strengthen his position in the field. By the end...Show detail

Karl Maria Swoboda, a connoisseur of local matters

Karl Maria Swoboda, a connoisseur of local matters

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Reviewing the career of Prof Dr Karel Maria Swoboda (1889, Prague–1977, Rekawinkel)—a leading art historian at the German University (known as the German Charles University between 1939 and 1945), the University of Vienna, and, during the Protectorate,...Show detail