France to return paintings looted during Second World War By The Courier Reporter February 15 2013, 3:43pm February 15 2013, 3:43pm Share France to return paintings looted during Second World War Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/202620/france-to-return-paintings-looted-during-second-world-war/ Copy Link Posters of seizure orders are displayed in an exhibition at the Shoah Memorial in Paris. France is to hand back seven old master paintings that hang in state galleries taken from two Jewish families during the Second World War. The oil works were destined to be displayed in a gallery Adolf Hitler had planned. It ends years of struggle for the two families, whose claims were all validated by the French prime minister last year. National Museums’ Agency official Bruno Saunier said: “This is incredibly rare. “It’s the largest number of paintings we’ve been able to give back to Jewish families in over a decade.” The paintings include works by Alessandro Longhi, Sebastiano Ricci, Gaspare Diziani, Pietro Longhi and Pieter Jansz van Asch.
