The Resource The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century, Edward Dolnick
The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century, Edward Dolnick
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates
- Contents
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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
- Isbn
- 9780060825416
- Label
- The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century
- Title
- The forger's spell
- Title remainder
- a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century
- Statement of responsibility
- Edward Dolnick
- Title variation
- Forger's spell
- Title variation remainder
- a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the 20th century
- Language
- eng
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dolnick, Edward
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Meegeren, Han van
- Vermeer, Johannes
- Art treasures in war
- World War, 1939-1945
- Label
- The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century, Edward Dolnick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index
- 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 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
- Control code
- 000042196881
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060825416
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- Label
- The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century, Edward Dolnick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index
- 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 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
- Control code
- 000042196881
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060825416
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
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