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Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It originated with the policies of the Axis countries, primarily Nazi Germany and Japan, which systematically looted occupied territories. Near the end of the war the Soviet Union, in turn, began looting reclaimed and occupied territories. "The grand scale of looted artwork ...
- The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Notoriously described as the most stolen piece of art in history the Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck was one of the first works that utilised oil paint instead of tempera.
- Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo. Madonna of Bruges, the only work by Michelangelo that left Italy during his lifetime, was made between 1501 and 1504.
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt. The most famous example of Gustav Klimt’s iconic golden period, a classic of the Viennese Jugendstil style, his first portrait (of two) of Adele Bloch-Bauer, wife of Austrian industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer went missing in 1936 when the family fled Austria and left behind their art collection.
- Portrait of a Gentleman by El Greco. El Greco’s Portrait of a Gentleman was part of the personal collection of Julius Priester, a Jewish industrialist, when the collection was looted by the Gestapo in 1944.
Nov 25, 2021 · But the painting was left behind in Paris and seized by the Nazis. It did not turn up again until 1966, found in storage at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris – yet how it landed there remains a...
About 200–300 pieces are suspected of being looted art, some of which may have been exhibited in the degenerate art exhibition held by the Nazis before World War II in several large German cities. [73]
May 18, 2019 · Across Europe the advancing Nazis had already looted or destroyed millions of pounds worth of art. As Allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London and a German invasion seemed inevitable,...
Apr 16, 2018 · During World War Two, much of the art was destroyed in fighting or looted, never to be seen again. And although a lot was also saved thanks to the heroic efforts of individuals and...
These are records which show the systematic looting of works of art and cultural property throughout Europe by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. They have been identified, described and...
