In 1945, near the end of World War II, the paintings were moved from the palace to the town of Coburg to keep them out of Soviet hands, per the Art Newspaper. Amidst this commotion, members of the ...

A priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi troops during World War II and discovered in Japan ... during the war by Nazi and Soviet troops. More than 66,000 so-called ...