INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
NAZISM IN GERMANY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Degenerate art
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Modern art
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Classical and heroic
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Impressionism
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the case of Germany, the model was to be classical Greek and Roman art, seen by Hitler as an art whose exterior form embodied an inner racial ideal. It was, furthermore, to be comprehensible to the average man. This art was to be both heroic and romantic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wagner was promoted during the Nazi era as one of Adolf Hitler’s favourite composers. Historical perception of Wagner has been tainted with this association ever since, and there is debate over how Wagner’s writings and operas might have influenced the creation of Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Schloss Immendorf castle in Austria contained 13 paintings by Gustav Klimt when the retreating Nazis demolished it with explosives. They included his paintings for Vienna University and numerous works from between 1898 to 1917, all originally placed in the castle for safekeeping.