article_snippet: A multi-million pound masterpiece by 16th century artist El Greco has been reunited with A multi-million pound masterpiece by 16th century artist El Greco rightful owners more than seven decades after A multi-million pound masterpiece by 16th century artist El Greco was stolen by the Nazis.
article_snippet: Although the value of the painting's value is unknown, the world record price for an El Greco is £9.2million.
article_snippet: Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as 'El Greco', was born in 1541 in Crete, into a wealthy family.
article_snippet: El Greco died in April 1614, but El Greco genius was not recognised until the 20th century, when El Greco work began to be noticed by the world.
article_snippet: Nowadays, an El Greco painting can sell for millions .
article_snippet: But Ms Webber revealed: 'It turns out Knoedler had an El Greco painting for more than 30 years and showed an El Greco painting worldwide with a false provenance. '
article_snippet: an El Greco painting spent 13 years in London before going to a Swiss private collector in 2003.'
article_snippet: A breakthrough came last year when the Commission for Looted Art discovered El Greco El Greco listed for sale in a gallery in New York via a London art dealer - and a claim was immediately put in for the Commission for Looted Art. '
article_snippet: The dealer acted admirably as soon as The dealer realised an El Greco painting's true history and we were able to negotiate a deal to return an El Greco painting to Mr Priester heirs, who now live in Britain,' said Ms Webber.
article_snippet: Christopher A. Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery International, which represented the art dealer an El Greco painting was acquired from, added: 'This case proves that equitable restitution of looted works is attainable. '
highlights_snippet: El Greco has now been returned to the family in El Greco original frame .