WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 356-2 (fragment 1) [Main]


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  • Other title(s): PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 356-2 (fragment 1) [alternative]
  • Year: 1918
  • Runtime: 1 min
  • Description: The villa of Berti Soderini at Nervesca, containing frescoes by Paolo Veronese, shows extensive damage as the result of an Austrian bombardment, "the Hun touch".
    Newsreel item on damage done by Austrian shelling to Italian works of art at Nervesa on the River Piave, Italy, summer 1918.
  • Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / destruction, Italian military - area: artillery bombardment / propaganda, British - inflammatory / arts, Italian - fine arts / buildings, Italian - historic: villa & [damaged] / 01/3(45).8 / Italy & Nervesa, Veneto / Italy & Piave (River)
  • Provider: Imperial War Museums
  • Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Production company: Topical Film Company
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound