Argentina Recovers Nazi-Looted Painting, Detains Heirs in Mar del Plata

Argentine authorities are investigating the disappearance of a 17th-century painting, "Portrait of a Lady" by Giuseppe Ghislandi, believed to have been looted by Nazis from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II. The painting was spotted in a real estate listing for a home in Mar del Plata, Argentina, owned by the descendants of Friedrich Kadgien, a Nazi financial adviser who fled to Argentina after the war. After the listing was publicized, the painting disappeared, and subsequent police raids found only other artworks and documents but not the painting itself. Kadgien's daughter and son-in-law have been placed under house arrest and are expected to face charges related to the painting's disappearance, though they maintain the artwork was lawfully inherited. Interpol and Argentine federal police continue to assist in the search amid concerns over Argentina's historical role in harboring Nazi fugitives. The case has reignited attention on Nazi-looted art and the complexities of restitution decades after the war.