Currently in charge of Dutch and German baroque painting at the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Ebert succeeds Marion Ackermann in May

Ackermann is to take up the post in June 2025 after nine years managing Dresden’s state art collections

The painting, acquired by Augustus III, hung in a Soviet general’s home after the war

Announcement was made during the trial of six men which began in January and is due to resume this week

The Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) has altered 143 work titles since 2020, a decision that has been met with resistance by Germany's right-wing political parties