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Argentina must return Nazi-looted painting to owner’s rightful heir, judge rules
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Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano speaks in front of a painting identified as "Portrait of a Lady," stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, as it is displayed at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on September 3, 2025. (AFP)
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Argentina must return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner’s heir, a judge rules.
“Portrait of a Lady” by Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior SS officer who had fled to Argentina after World War II.
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