The forger's spell
The forger's spell: a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century Edward Dolnick,
Publisher: New York : Harper, c2008.
ISBN: 0060825413
DDC: 759.9492
LCC: ND1662
Edition: (hbk.)
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 the most reviled leaders
of Nazi Germany and a fanatic collector of art.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index.
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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