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Boston MFA retains Nazi-looted painting
The article discusses the Boston Museum of Fine Arts' decision to retain a 16th-century painting, "Landscape with Burning City" by Herri Met De Bles, which has a disputed ownership history linked to Nazi-era looting and Hermann Göring. Despite calls for its return by descendants of the original Jewish owners and the Dutch government, the MFA has chosen to delay restitution, citing the complexity of the case and the museum’s investigation into its provenance. This ongoing dispute highlights one of the largest post-World War II art reclamation efforts involving numerous disputed artworks.
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