The Rape of Europa 2007: The Travesty of Europe Art is one of the most admirable things that could be left behind due to the wonderful human hands. One could see the great structures that have been left behind from different places in time and marvel at the unique style of the people that have made these amazing pieces of artwork. But to great achievements, there could also be several pandemonium and travesties that could take place—even in the field of art. World War II is known for its impractical and civil rights violating use of spiteful violence against people due to the fascist army of Adolf Hitler. But what most do not know is that there was more that the Nazis got their hands on and that was the art of Europe, thus title of the film, …show more content…
There are more historic reasons behind this painting in particular. According to the website Totallyhistory.com, “Leonardo Da Vinci’s female portraits is the Lady with an Ermine which portrays an image of a woman identified to be Cecilia Gallerani who was the mistress of the Duke of Milan” This is a phenomenal painting, not only because of its obscure background and history, but because it was painted by one of the most widely known painters in history, Leonardo Da Vinci. According to Totallyhistory.com, “Leonardo Da Vinci was under the service of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.” For this mere reason, the Lady with an Ermine is inspired and created. In like manner, the painting such as the Mono Lisa is probably one of the most recognized and famous paintings in the world, and like the Lady with an Ermine, it comes from the same source. According to the film, the Mona Lisa was placed inside an ambulance, tactfully sealed, so that it could be preserved; this was thanks to the thanks to the refugees that were escaping the tyrannous Hitler and his Nazis. Furthermore, this picture has become so popular that one could see this in most history or humanities textbooks. There is such a strong connection with the Renaissance and this painting that the savage destruction of this painting would be like destroying a part of a positive nostalgic memory to humankind. From the background that this film gives its viewers and the negative obstacles that this portrait had to withstand by from the Nazis, it is a gift of a miraculous