The Rape of Europa What work of art is Austria’s “Mona Lisa”? Who is the painting of? What had Hitler wanted to do with his life when he was a young man? In what way did Hitler’s rejection influence his world views? What did Hitler do about “degenerate” art? What kind of art museum did Hitler want to open? Why did Nazi leaders have art collections? How did Hermann Goering collect and use art? What happened to the Klimt paintings owned by the Bloch-Bauer family? Why does Maria (Bloch-Bauer) Altman want her paintings back from Austria even though she admits she wants them in a museum?