Argentine authorities recovered the 17th century painting on Wednesday, which was apparently stolen by the Nazis during World War II, Mar del Plata’s prosecutor’s office reported in a statement.
The “Portrait of a Woman” and “Portrait of a Woman” by Italian artist Giuseppe Gislandi were handed over to the prosecutor’s office by lawyers representing the two people investigated on suspicion of theft and representing the two who have been in custody since Monday, prosecutors said.
On Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office reported in another statement that four attacks were carried out at different locations in Mar del Plata, leaving the two people under house arrest in the incident.
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that both individuals will hold a formal hearing on the charges this Thursday.
CNN is about to contact an attorney to learn their pleas.
The painting was sought as part of an investigation into alleged theft committed during the Nazi occupation of the Dutch during World War II.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Kadgien was a Nazi leader and was hiding in Argentina after the war.
Dutch archives show that the painting belongs to Jewish art dealer Jacques Gordsicker, whose art gallery was taken away by the Nazis in May 1940. The archives also show that it was in the hands of Cadien, who died in 1978 in Buenos Aires, according to the Associated Press Report.
Goudstikker’s family is trying to recover works that were stolen from dealers over 80 years ago.
