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Tate Britain Returns Nazi-Stolen Art to Jewish Descendants

3/29/2025

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Tate Britain is set to return the 17th-century masterpiece "Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy" to the descendants of Jewish collector Samuel Hartveld, whose art was stolen by Nazis in 1940. This decision by the Spoliation Advisory Panel marks a significant step in rectifying the painful legacy of cultural theft during the Holocaust.

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Tate Britain is set to return the 17th-century masterpiece "Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy" to the descendants of Jewish collector Samuel Hartveld, whose art was stolen by Nazis in 1940. This decision by the Spoliation Advisory Panel marks a significant step in rectifying the painful legacy of cultural theft during the Holocaust.