An 18th century painting looted by the Nazis is turned over to Argentine authorities

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Giuseppe Ghislandi's “Portrait of a Lady” was rediscovered in an online real estate listing.

The painting was initially looted during World War II by Hitler's deputy Hermann Göring.

The initial discovery of the artwork was made by Dutch journalists.

A painting that had not been seen for 80 years after being looted by the Nazis during World War II has been discovered and turned over to Argentine authorities.

On Wednesday, an Argentine federal court announced that the long-lost “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi had been recovered by authorities after it appeared in an online real estate listing last month, per CBS News.

The painting was first discovered when Patricia Kadgien, whose late father Friedrich Kadgien had been a top adviser to Adolf Hitler