An 18th-century painting looted by the Nazis more than 80 years ago has been unexpectedly recovered — after it was spotted in a real estate photo of the Argentina home of a Third Reich official’s daughter.

The portrait of Contessa Colleoni by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi hadn’t been seen in public since it was stolen from Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art collector, in Amsterdam back in 1940.

Then an online real estate listing in the coastal city of Mar del Plata changed all that. 4

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The painting unexpectedly exploded back into public view when senior Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien’s daughter listed her villa for sale last month — with the Italian masterpiece on full display in a living room.

Eagle-eyed Dutch reporters tipped off authorities after spotting the artwork in t

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