Looted Art

It’s back! Zaleski’s 19th century oil painting of Milan Cathedral returns after disappearing during Warsaw Uprising

The lost artwork which disappeared during the Second World War returned home after being handed over to the National Museum in Warsaw at an official ceremony. Danuta Matloch at Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie / Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego/Facebook

The oil on canvas by one of Poland’s most eminent urban landscape painters shows the vast knave and impressive vaulting inside Milan’s cathedral, which is the largest church in Italy, the third largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.

Cop a load of that! Detective finds priceless artefacts feared looted during WWII inside museum warehouse

Produced by David Preuss in 1599, the triptych was made from lime wood and included figures of Christ, Mary Magdalene, St. John the Evangelist and Saints Peter and Paul.

Stunning 16th century artwork feared lost after WWII returned following landmark court case

Stashed away by Germans during WWII, the History of Apollo and Daphne by Abraham Bloemaert disappeared after its hiding place was ransacked by Soviet soldiers. Considered one of the best examples of North European Mannerism, it was returned after a woman who tried selling it to a museum in Wrocław was taken to court in civil case.

WWII diary reveals details of FIVE locations where looted Nazi treasure is said to be buried as stories emerge of diary’s dark past

As tantalizing new details of buried Nazi treasure are revealed, TFN’s Stuart Dowell reports on the findings and probes the mysterious religious organisation which held the diary for decades and was associated with Nazi cult worship in the 30s and 40s.

Could looted art from WWII be hidden under village chapel?

An amateur historian says he has found documents pointing to the location of artwork stolen by Nazi Germany, including Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Man estimated to be worth around 100 million USD.

From LA dining room to Warsaw’s National Museum: Looted WWII art returned after more than 70 years

Geldorp’s Portrait of a Lady had been in public collections in Warsaw from 1935 until the outbreak of WWII. It had been purchased by the city together with a collection of 94 other paintings.

Art looted from Poland during WWII up for Auction in Berlin

A painting stolen from Poland by the Nazis during the Second World War is up for auction in Berlin.

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