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As World War II drew to a close, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens was stolen from Friedenstein Castle, a Baroque palace in Gotha, Germany. Now, eight decades later, officials have successfully ...

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in ...

As World War II drew to a close, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens was stolen from Friedenstein Castle, a Baroque palace in Gotha, Germany. Now, eight decades later, officials have successfully ...

In addition, two paintings hanging on either side of the Madonna had been cleaned 35 years ago, leaving the Rubens in the middle looking jaundiced. “It was obvious how yellow it looked.