Argentine authorities recovered a 17th-century painting on Wednesday that was apparently stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the Mar del Plata Prosecutor’s Office reported in a statement .

The work, “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi, was handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office by the lawyer representing two people investigated for the alleged theft and who have been detained since Monday, the Prosecutor’s Office said.

On Tuesday, the Prosecutor’s Office reported in a separate statement that it carried out four raids at different locations in Mar del Plata and placed two people under house arrest in the case: a descendant of Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien and her partner.

Both individuals will have a formal hearing on charges this Thursday, the Prosecutor

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