WWII Bombing Destroys Renaissance Masterpiece: Mantegna's Fresco Tragedy
2025-02-16
German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was fascinated by the colorful frescoes inside the Eremitani church in Padua, praising Mantegna's work in his Italian Journey diary. Tragically, on March 11, 1944, an Allied bombing raid targeting a nearby German barracks destroyed the priceless Renaissance artwork.
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