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The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century

text The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century

Dolnick, Edward

Summary
As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter, Han van Meegeren, who dared to impersonate Vermeer centuries later. The con man's mark was Hermann Goering, one of t... Read more
Contents
OCCUPIED HOLLAND. A knock on the door -- Looted art -- The outbreak of war -- Quasimodo -- The end of forgery? -- Forgery 101 -- The war against the Jews -- The forger's challenge -- Bargaining with vultures -- Van Meegeren's tears -- HERMANN GOER... Read more
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Description
xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Harper 2008
MARC Permalink

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Peninsula Community Library 759.94 DOL in Adult Available

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