Whenever I see art in popular media it is usually about art being stolen from museums, but the fact is that much of the art in museums are stolen from other people in the fist place. Most of this art is attained from colonization or as wartime loots. An example of wartime looting is during the World War 2. The Nazis stole art from Jewish families and other victims of the expansion of Nazi Germany. I was surprised to see that I recognized some of the art that was stolen. There was the “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” by Vincent Van Goh and also a sculpture by Michelangelo called “Madonnas of Bruges”.
This is a controversial topic in the art world. Should we return the art to its original and, some would say, rightful owners? Some museums sympathize with this view and return most of the art, although sometimes keeping important ones. It is a complicated matter, especially when the art in question has been engraved into a new society and embedded into its culture.
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