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“Adam and Eve” was part of the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art collector who fled the Netherlands during World War II.
During the Second World War the Nazis notoriously looted great works of arts around Europe, something that eventually led to a special US division tasked with protecting artworks from Nazi troops.
Some 80 years since the end of World War II, some of these looted works are being discovered and returned to their rightful owners. This was the case with a 16th-century depiction of Adam and Eve recently returned to the Goudstikker family in the Netherlands.The painting, representing Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, was looted from the collection of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II.
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During the Second World War the Nazis notoriously looted great works of arts around Europe, something that eventually led to a special US division tasked with protecting artworks from Nazi troops.
Some 80 years since the end of World War II, some of these looted works are being discovered and returned to their rightful owners. This was the case with a 16th-century depiction of Adam and Eve recently returned to the Goudstikker family in the Netherlands.The painting, representing Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, was looted from the collection of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II.
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Adam and Eve painting looted by Nazis returns after 80 years
“Adam and Eve” was part of the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art collector who fled the Netherlands during World War II.
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