300-year-old painting stolen by American soldier during World War II returned to German museum
about 6 months ago (10/20/2023)
300-year-old painting stolen by American soldier during World War II returned to German museum | TribLIVE.com Art & Museums 300-year-old painting stolen by American soldier during World War II returned to German museum Associated Press Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 2:07 p.m. | Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 2:07 p.m. AP The 18th century painting titled “Landscape of Italian Character” by Vienna-born artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Chicago. AP The 18th century painting titled “Landscape of Italian Character” by Vienna-born artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Chicago. CHICAGO — After a stopover in the U. S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday.