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12. +1 nt

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 02:28 PM

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Leonardo da Vinci painting lost for centuries found in Swiss bank vault [View all] n2doc Oct 2013 OP

Treasures like this should NEVER be in private hands! nt onehandle Oct 2013 #1

Indeed. 2naSalit Oct 2013 #2

Why not? SheilaT Oct 2013 #3

.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2013 #4

Well said. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #5

The unelected 'manager' of Detroit wants to sell off their art museum. onehandle Oct 2013 #7

Can you see even a teensy difference between that situation SheilaT Oct 2013 #8

No. onehandle Oct 2013 #10

My family hid their treasures from the Nazis in Swiss bank vaults. msanthrope Oct 2013 #24

Well, Swiss bank accounts ain't what they used to be. onehandle Oct 2013 #25

My family hid "art of note." We bought it. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #28

Well, send your Da Vinci's to the nearest museum. onehandle Oct 2013 #29

+1 nt Earth_First Oct 2013 #12

+1. Unfortunately, there will always be people who want to take ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #15

I disagree. Earth_First Oct 2013 #6

In 500 years you will be dead. onehandle Oct 2013 #9

Maybe my family will still enjoy it in 500 years... Earth_First Oct 2013 #11

Is there anything else privately owned that you Jenoch Oct 2013 #31

I support a hefty Inheritance Tax that whould apply to priceless works of Art. bvar22 Oct 2013 #34

How do you know that they didn't buy it directly from da Vinci? GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #13

Bingo. SheilaT Oct 2013 #14

Tell that to the Barnes Foundation blogslut Oct 2013 #16

So he built a museum and gallery to benefit artists and the arts. onehandle Oct 2013 #17

What about great art that hangs in the homes of people with whom you politically align? blogslut Oct 2013 #21

I am a bit surprised at the discussion here BrotherIvan Oct 2013 #18

They kept all that art locked in a vault? treestar Oct 2013 #19

Leonardo did not paint that cthulu2016 Oct 2013 #20

Agree Vanje Oct 2013 #23

I don't think this is an original painting of Leonardo. OldEurope Oct 2013 #22

du rec. xchrom Oct 2013 #26

The painting doesn't look like a Da Vinci to me MNBrewer Oct 2013 #27

Thanks for posting, and from CS Monitor: Jefferson23 Oct 2013 #30

One thing that does bother me about the painting. > BlueJazz Oct 2013 #32

Poor lady. She's missing some fingers. progressoid Oct 2013 #33