{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e5d2782da102b786e9003e7/5e5d2796493019150889610b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Saving Italy's Art During WW2","description":"Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two. But a plan known as 'Operation Rescue' was devised to keep the paintings and sculptures safe.  Some were hidden in remote spots, others were moved to the Vatican.  Pasquale Rotondi was a leading figure in the operation, his daughter Giovanna Rotondi spoke to Alice Gioia about his wartime work.\n\n\n\nPhoto: St George by Andrea Mantegna, circa 1460.(Credit DeAgostini/Getty Images)","author_name":"BBC World Service"}