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German police say 17th century paintings found in highway dumpster

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Jun 19, 2021 09:23 AM IST

A 64-year-old man found two 17th-century paintings oil paintings at the rest stop near Ohrenbach in central Germany last month.

German police appealed Friday for information about the possible owners of two 17th-century paintings discovered in a highway rest stop dumpster.

German police said that two 17th century paintings were found by a 64-year-old man in highway dumpster near Ohrenbach in central Germany last month.(Unsplash)
German police said that two 17th century paintings were found by a 64-year-old man in highway dumpster near Ohrenbach in central Germany last month.(Unsplash)

Police said a 64-year-old man found the oil paintings at the rest stop near Ohrenbach in central Germany last month.

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He later handed them in to police in the western city of Cologne.

An initial assessment by an art expert concluded the two framed paintings were originals, police said.

One is a self-portrait by Pietro Belloti showing the Italian artist smiling and dating to 1665.

The other is a portrait of a boy by the 17th-century Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten, date unknown.


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