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Nazi-Looted Masterpiece Vanishes Again Post-Raid in Argentina, Smuggling Probe Launched

Nazi-Looted Masterpiece Vanishes Again Post-Raid in Argentina, Smuggling Probe Launched

Nazi-Looted Masterpiece Vanishes Again Post-Raid in Argentina, Smuggling Probe Launched A painting by Giuseppe Ghislandi, originally looted by the Nazis, has reportedly vanished again following a police raid on a property near Buenos Aires this week. Argentine authorities are now investigating an alleged cover-up of smuggling after the artwork, ‘Portrait of a Lady,’ was conspicuously absent from the home where it had been recently spotted in an estate agent’s advertisement. Federal prosecutor Carlos Martínez confirmed that while the painting was…

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Ancient Erotic Mosaic, Stolen by Nazi During WWII, Repatriated to Pompeii

Ancient Erotic Mosaic, Stolen by Nazi During WWII, Repatriated to Pompeii

Ancient Erotic Mosaic, Stolen by Nazi During WWII, Repatriated to Pompeii An ancient erotic mosaic, pilfered from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the Second World War, has finally been returned to the historic Italian archaeological site. The relic, depicting a pair of lovers and dating back to between the mid-last century BC and the first century AD, was discovered among the heirlooms of a deceased German citizen. This individual had received the mosaic as a gift from a…

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