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Appeals court rejects restitution claim for Cranach panels

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Appeals court rejects restitution claim for Cranach panels
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The Ninth Circuit upheld dismissal of Marei von Saher’s claim against the Norton Simon Museum over Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Adam and Eve panels. Installation photo of the two panels: Norton Simon Museum.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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