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saw these transferals as covered by a moral Polish right for substitution for artworks destroyed by the
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representative Julia Gross as saying that proceedings over the disposition had reached a low point. Also, Poland had stated that return is out of the question. In 2014, Germany returned to Poland the painting
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proposed establishing a Polish–German foundation to take possession of such disputed collections. However, the German government refused. According to
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unconditionally, but Poland refuses by claiming that
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comprises some of the most valuable holdings of the former
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be made permanent. For collecting the works of art, dedicated storehouses ("składnice muzealne") were erected in
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fencing manual, 15th century, front cover with stamp
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