The Raphael Hitler Hunted and Couldn't Keep Buried
20th Century

The Raphael Hitler Hunted and Couldn't Keep Buried

A canvas believed destroyed in World War II kept appearing in auction houses for fifty years—always the same painting, always a different story about how it survived.

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World War IIArt HistoryCultural HeritageNazi LootingArt ForgeryPolandRenaissance ArtRaphaelArt MarketWar CrimesCultural Property

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