| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
x, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-266) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents the true story of Han van Meegeren, one of the world's greatest art forgers, who was charged with treason for selling a forged "Vermeer" painting to Nazi Commander Hermann Goring in 1945. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Amsterdam, 7 July 1945 -- A Portrait of the Forger as a Young Artist -- The Lion Tamer -- The Alchemy of Painting -- The View of Delft -- A Shadow of Divine Perfection -- The Drinking Party -- A Careful Choice of Enemies -- The Renaissance Man -- The Forger's Art -- The Price of Ultramarine -- A Superior Picasso -- The Plastic Virtues -- The Hobo Who Was Christ -- A Question of Attribution -- A Most Stupid and Malignant Race -- Altercation with a Museum Guard -- Gross Habits/Net Income -- A Confederacy of Dunces -- Accidental Hero -- The Line of Least Reluctance -- Glory's Small Change -- A Dirigible Arbitrament -- Epilogue: London, 7 July 2004 -- The Dwindling Vermeers -- The Two Last Suppers -- The Appliance of Science -- Van Meegeren's Forgeries -- Where to Find Your Nearest Vermeer. |
| Subject |
Meegeren, Han van, 1889-1947.
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Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Art forgers -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675 -- Forgeries.
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| ISBN |
1582345937 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9781582345932 |
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