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Tag: Arts and Antiquities Looting

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Nonprofit Gets Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis Pulled From Auction

September 14, 2025Alexandra E. PetriComments Off on Nonprofit Gets Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis Pulled From Auction

The paintings were among more than 300 works seized during World War II from Adolphe Schloss, a German Jew who lived in France and amassed a collection of old master paintings.

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Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025Claire Moses and Daniel PolitiComments Off on Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting

“Portrait of a Lady,” by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi, had not been seen publicly for 80 years until journalists spotted it in a real estate listing last month.

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Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Mike Ives and Cy LiuComments Off on Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.

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Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

The artwork had been missing for 80 years before Dutch journalists spotted it in a real estate listing in Argentina.

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Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

August 28, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

The artwork had been missing for 80 years before Dutch journalists spotted it in a real estate listing in Argentina.

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Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say

August 14, 2025ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say

A Scottish man is under investigation for aggravated theft, police officials said, after visiting the ancient Italian site.

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A Bid to Undo a Colonial-Era Wrong Touches a People’s Old Wounds

August 2, 2025Pragati K.B.Comments Off on A Bid to Undo a Colonial-Era Wrong Touches a People’s Old Wounds

An Oxford museum’s collection of objects taken from the Naga people includes human remains. What to do with them now is not a simple matter.

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Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

July 16, 2025July 17, 2025Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient Roman city.

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Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

May 16, 2025May 19, 2025Lynsey Chutel and Matej LeskovsekComments Off on Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

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Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block

May 6, 2025May 7, 2025Ali WatkinsComments Off on Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block

Jewels and holy relics were set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. The Indian government said the collection wasn’t theirs to sell.

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