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A Nazi-looted masterpiece was discovered in a real estate listing in Argentina The “Portrait of a Lady,” painted by Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi (1655-1743), also known as Fra Galgario, belonged to Jewish Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. In 1940, he died trying to escape Nazi persecution, and the painting was stolen by the Nazis, remaining missing ever since. Recently, Dutch reporters from Algemeen Dagblad found the painting. While investigating how the Nazis smuggled stolen art to Argentina, they came across a house for sale. In a photo of the living room, above the sofa, hangs the Portrait of Countess Colleoni – the very same Ghislandi painting. The house belongs to the daughters of SS officer Friedrich Kadgien, who died in 1978. Kadgien was a financial advisor to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and was responsible for handling expropriated Jewish property. Under his supervision, valuable papers, diamonds, stamp collections, and artworks were smuggled across borders and converted into currency. After the war, Kadgien fled to Switzerland and then settled in Buenos Aires in 1951. The Nazi managed to bring many valuable items there, including, apparently, the Portrait of a Lady. Following a tip from Interpol, Argentine police searched Kadgien’s daughters’ home and found 25 artworks by Italian and German painters that may also have belonged to Jews. However, the Portrait of a Lady was not among them – the daughters had hidden it elsewhere. In its place, a carpet hung on the wall. After the search, one sister Pretended not to understand what it was about and claimed Ignorance. An investigation has been opened against her.

3:13 PM · Aug 29, 2025 · 37.3K Views

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Second woman accuses ICC prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct —— A second woman has come forward to an inquiry examining sexual abuse allegations against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Guardian has learned. She claims that while employed by Khan earlier in his legal career, he acted inappropriately by making unwanted sexual advances, misusing his position of authority over her, and repeatedly pressuring her into sexual activity. In an interview with The Guardian, she described his behavior as a “constant onslaught” of advances, adding: “He shouldn’t have been doing it. He was my employer.” Khan, who denies sexual misconduct “of any kind,” has temporarily stepped aside as head of the ICC’s prosecution division while awaiting the results of an inquiry into separate allegations made by a staff member at the court.

10:46 AM · Aug 29, 2025 · 9,293 Views