Italy’s Uffizi Gallery demands Germany return painting stolen by Nazis
The Uffizi art galleries in Florence called on the German government on Tuesday to repatriate a painting stolen by Nazi troops during World War II.
“Vase of Flowers” was painted by Dutch master Jan van Huysum in 1722.
It was exhibited in Florence’s Pitti Palace from 1824 — when it was acquired by Grande Duke Leopoldo II — until its evacuation to a nearby village in 1940.
But it was stolen by Nazi troops in 1944 and then disappeared.
Euronews