Overview

• The painting was moved Monday to the Buenos Aires Palace of Justice under strict conservation and security protocols ordered by Judge Santiago Inchausti.
• Homeowners Patricia Kadgien and Juan Carlos Cortegoso were imputed for aggravated concealment linked to Nazi-era theft and handed the work to prosecutors on September 3.
• Accademia Carrara specialists state the canvas is not by Fra’ Galgario and point to Giacomo Ceruti as the likely author, with the sitter’s identity also unproven.
• Heirs of Dutch dealer Jacques Goudstikker have asserted claims, and Argentine prosecutors report contact from the FBI after a filing in New York.
• Authorities must verify that the seized piece is the listed Retrato de Dama and then determine its disposition under Argentine and international law.