Post-WWII - 1945, Italy: Paintings Taken From Florence Recovered. 23May45

Post-WWII - 1945, Italy: Paintings Taken From Florence Recovered. 23May45 Slate: 23May45 Paintings at St. Leonhard. Fifth Army Italy. Lt. Zipser. LS houses of village in mountain valley. 19:24:02 Sign on house (?): St. Leonhard in Passeier 689 (?). Army jeep past. View across small road bridge to hotel and other buildings, jeep past & across bridge into town. LS from hillside above village, pan to building w/ St. Leonhard on side, jeep approaching check point and barrier raised to allow passing. Jeep stops & soldier out & into building. 19:25:07 MCU soldiers manning check point, three children watch as jeep approaches; gate raised & two officers in jeep pass after saluting. Repeat shot. 19:25:31 Jeep arrives at building as soldiers guarding watch; officer (probably Captain Deane Keller) shakes hands & enters, MCU. 19:26:05 CU key from large ring w/ many into lock & turned & door pushed open. Repeat w/ light on inside & paintings seen as officer enters & looks closely at canvas. CU label: Rubens Pietro Paolo di Anversa 1577 - 1640 Ritorno di Contadini dal Lavoro. MS detail in bottom of painting of 3 women to fields, other two carrying loads, tilt up to officer looking at upper left corner of painting; tilt down to farmer & hay wagon. 19:27:25 Religious painting; MCU & CUs, tilt down to damage (?) being pointed at. 19:27:52 Slate: same. Soldiers & officer walk past another religious painting w/ nude on lap of Christ (?). 19:28:17 Portrait of couple w/ several small children; officer points to man’s head. MCU of head w/ mold (?)damage. 19:28:46 Shot of full painting of Christ on cross w/ Mary (?) at his feet. Officer looks closely. ECU of oil paint damage (?). 19:29:17 MCU label: Andrea D’Agnolo... Tilt up oil painting / portrait. 19:29:32 MS two paintings, Baby Jesus in foreground, second of woman holding angel / child behind. 19:29:57 Pair of paintings, one of Adam, the other of Eve w/ fruit. CUs of details. 19:30:49 MCU of woman looking to right w/ hand on cloth over breast. 19:31:00 Soldier unlocking door; into another room of oil paintings. Officer inspects. CU of panels of triptych. 19:32:10 MCU of officer looking (brief). Post-WW2; Monuments Men; Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program; Recovery; Identification; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. Good quality.