Rome, July 19 (EFE).- More than 75 years after being looted by Nazi troops during World War Two, a stolen painting has been returned to its rightful home in Florence.<br /> <br />Vase of Flowers, valued at around 10 million euros, belongs to Pitti Palace and was one of boxes of artworks that were looted by soldiers in 1943.<br /> <br />On Friday it was returned to the place where it had previously hung more than a century, after a long judicial battle between Italy and Germany.<br /> <br />Director of the Uffizi Galleries Eike Schmidt appealed for the return of the 18th Century painting in January.<br /> <br />For 100 years, the canvas was exhibited in the gallery until in 1940 it was taken to the Medici villa in Poggio a Caiano and in 1943, for fear of looting, was hidden in the villa Bossi Pucci with other masterpieces.<br /> <br /> <br />VIDEO COURESTY OF UFFIZI GALLERIES<br /> <br />FOOTAGE OF ARCHIVE
