[FANCOMIC] Greece’s Marble Fragments

[arashiyukawa.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone! I have a comic I made based on a news article I read last Thursday. When I read this in the newspaper, I just HAVE to make it a comic. Damn this fandom for making me unable to read international news with a straight face anymore! XDD This is probably quite OOC, and bad scanner killed the quality a bit, but anyway. Enjoy! ;D

Title: Greece’s Marble Fragments
Author/Artist: arashiyukawa
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Greece, Austria, Germany, and a bit of USA and UK.
Rating: G
Warnings: nope.
Summary: Marble fragments from the temples in Athens were taken by other countries, and Greece do NOT appreciate that.

 

 

On February 16, 1943 -- in the midst of the three-year occupation of Greece by the Axis powers, led by Germany -- an Austrian soldier removed a marble fragment, measuring 7-by-30 cm (2.8 by 12 inches), from the Parthenon temple in Athens.

Tuesday, 02 Dec 2008, Greece welcomed back the marble fragment, which was passed from the soldier to his relatives, until the granddaughter decided to return the marble to Greece.
 

(Now that I’ve researched a bit more on the internet, it turned out that England and Italy also has Parthenon marble pieces. Oh well, let’s just say they -conveniently- missed the conference XD; )

 

The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were bought by the British Museum in 1816 and are exhibited as a prized part of its collection in London. The British Museum repeatedly has rejected Greek calls for the return of the 2,500-year-old frieze on the ground that its statutes would not allow it to do so.

Source: Kompas 04 Dec 2008, http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/55033-greece-gets-back-acropolis-marble-taken-by-soldier/

  

 

Hope you guys like it! Sorry if my writing is hard to read ^^;

Comments

[sasorion.livejournal.com]

Ah, provenance. What a history fraught with high emotion and controversy! *used to work in a museum caught in its own lawsuit over certain objects*
The Elgin marbles are so beautiful, and while I so doubt the British will be returning any of them soon, I do wish someday people can see them back in Greece under the sun and not in a gloomy gallery! UK is spot on there, lol.

[arashiyukawa.livejournal.com]

I've never seen the Elgin marbles actually, I shall look it up then. But... won't it be more dangerous to put it out in the open? D: (Although it would be more beautiful under the sun, I'm sure!)

[sasorion.livejournal.com]

They v. much worth seeing-- much better than studying out of a textbook!
And certainly, yes transporting the items and directly setting them outside would be a problem for most conservators and curators, but I would imagine if ever it was returned, an installation like the Ara Pacis (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Ara_Pacis-Ben_Demey.jpg) might be a nice alternative!