Tate Britain to Return Nazi-Looted Painting to Jewish Collector's Heirs

The London museum has communicated the return of the work 'Eneas and his family fleeing from Troy in flames', painted in 1654 by Henry Gibbs, to the declining Jewish art collector in Belgium Samuel Hartveld, who had to flee the country hastily before the arrival of the NazisThe Ministry of Culture presents Platfo, the 'Free Netflix': "The memory of a country is built around his images" The British government reported last Saturday that the paint…

London, UK. - The Tate Britain, one of the leading museums in the UK, will return a painting by the English painter Henry Gibbs to the heirs of a Jewish art collector plundered during World War II, announced on Saturday the British Ministry of Culture.Aeneas and his family flee Troy in flames, oil of 1654 representing the Trojan hero Aeneas trying to save his family from the city in flames, belonged to Samuel Hartveld.This Jewish collector had t…

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Tate Gallery to return centuries-old painting Nazis stole from Belgian art collector during WWII

Art experts claim "Aeneas And His Family Fleeing Burning Troy" was artist Henry Gibbs' commentary on the English Civil War.

The 370-year-old painting belonged to the Belgian Samuel Hartveld. Because he was a Jew, he had to leave his collection behind. The British art institution Tate gave the painting back to the great-grandson.

The law of 22 July 2023 allows the restitution of works spoiled during the anti-Semitic persecutions. In May 2024, two paintings by Renoir and Sisley were returned to the successors of Gregory Schusterman, a spoiled Jewish galleryist.