India, March 30 -- A centuries-old painting that was seized from a Belgian art collector during World War II is finally set to be returned to his heirs after spending more than three decades on display at London's Tate Gallery, reported the New York Post. The long-overdue restitution marks another step in the global effort to return Nazi-looted artwork to its rightful owners.

The 1654 oil painting, Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Burning Troy by Henry Gibbs, was taken from the collection of Samuel Hartveld by the Nazis as "an act of racial persecution," according to the United Kingdom's Spoliation Advisory Panel. The panel, which works to identify and facilitate the return of stolen artwork, confirmed that the painting will soon be reunite...