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Professor Hans Kleinert (1884-1972)

The mysteries of World War II continue to live on.  Recently a most detailed watercolor-gouache painting appeared.  At first it was unknown, but research revealed a most amazing story.  The watercolor was signed by Prof. Kleinert '45.  But who was Kleinert, and what was the scene?  It was clear that it was a European scene, was it Germany or Italy, or some-other unknown spot. The research bared out that it was a scene from Klagenfurt, a city in Austria on the eastern shore of Lake Worthersee.  This city is the capital of the Austrian Province of Carinthia, also located close to the borders of Italy and Slovenia. The painting shows the "Landhous" the Palace of the Estates, now the State Parliament, where local representatives and the governor handle the business of the province.  The Landhous was built by Hans Freymann and Johann Anton Verda in 1574-1594 to replace the sovereign's previous moated castle.  Their design as pictured includes a horseshoe shaped courtya