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Hidden from view for more than a century: a 16th-century portrait of Dutch courage by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Christie's Daily 23 May, 2025Dressed in the latest fashion, the subject of this painting was almost certainly Cornelis Jacobsz. Schout, standard-bearer to the Haarlem St George Militia Company. His flamboyant appearance shows his pride in a role invariably bestowed on a man of 鈥榗ourage and daring.鈥�
A painting dated from the 16th century depicting the biblical figures of Adam and Eve, looted from the collection of Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, has been returned to Goudstikker鈥檚 only living heir.
Adam and Eve, a sixteenth-century painting attributed to Dutch master Cornelis van Haarlem and looted by Nazis during World War II from the collection of noted Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has been restored to its rightful owner, the聽Art Newspaper聽reports.