It is believed that The Great Three artworks were transported to Berlin, Germany in 1939 to be displayed at a yet-to-be-established museum in Linz, which was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler (via The Division for Looted Art). However, the Führermuseum, which it was supposed to be called, was never built. "The Portrait of a Young Man" was said to be last seen in 1945 in Nazi official Hans Frank's chalet in Germany. Frank (pictured above) was arrested by American troops in May 1945, and the search for Raphael's painting continued, but it was never found. Frank was executed for his war crimes in 1946. The Retrieval of Works Art Allies Commission was able to get back some art pieces that were stolen, but the Raphael painting was not one of them.

Of The Great Three paintings, only the "Portrait of a Young Man" was never retrieved, along with more than 800 pieces of art. The two other paintings by Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci were sent back to Poland and are currently displayed at the Czartoryski Museum, as stated in Raphael Sanzio. Many believe that the lost Raphael painting will emerge someday, as there are still valuable items stolen from the Czartoryski Museum that are being found. 

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