عنوان

The forger's spell :

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0060825413 (hbk.)

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9780060825416 (hbk.)

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Title Proper

The forger's spell :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century /

First Statement of Responsibility

Edward Dolnick

Edition Statement

1st ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harper,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2008

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates ;

Other Physical Details

ill. (some col.) ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index

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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 GOERING AND JOHANNES VERMEER. Adolf Hitler -- Chasing Vermeer -- Goering's art collection -- Insights from a forger -- The amiable psychopath -- Goering's prize -- Vermeer, superstar -- A ghost's fingerprints -- THE SELLING OF CHRIST AT EMMAUS. Two forged Vermeers -- The expert's eye -- A forger's lesson -- Bredius -- "Without any doubt!" -- The uncanny valley -- Betting the farm -- Lady and Gentleman at the Harpsichord -- Dick Hannema -- The choice -- The Caravaggio connection -- In the forger's studio -- Underground tremors -- The summer of 1937 -- The lamb at the bank -- "Every inch a Vermeer" -- Two weeks and counting -- Too late! -- The last hurdle -- The unveiling -- ANATOMY OF A HOAX. Scandal in the archives -- All in the timing -- Believing is seeing -- The men who knew too much -- Blue Monday -- He who hesitates -- The great changeover -- THE CHASE. The secret in the salt mine -- The dentist's tale -- Goering on the run -- The nest egg -- Trapped! -- "I painted it myself!" -- Command performance -- The evidence piles up -- The trial -- The players make their exits

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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 the most reviled leaders of Nazi Germany and a fanatic collector of art

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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 the most reviled leaders of Nazi Germany and a fanatic collector of art

Meegeren, Han van,1889-1947

Vermeer, Johannes,1632-1675-- Forgeries

Art treasures in war-- Netherlands-- History-- 20th century

World War, 1939-1945, Art and the war

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Dolnick, Edward,1952-

Date of Transaction

20080910000000.0

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[Book]

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