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Author:
Lopez, Jonathan.
Title:
The man who made Vermeers : unvarnishing the legend of master forger Han van Meegeren / Jonathan Lopez.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Harcourt,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Meegeren, Han van,--1889-1947.
Vermeer, Johannes,--1632-1675--Forgeries.
Art forgers--Netherlands--Biography.
Painters--Netherlands--Biography.
Artists--Netherlands--Biography.
Paintings.
Drawings.
Art.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. A liar's biography -- The collaborator -- Beautiful nonsense -- The sphinx of Delft -- Smoke and mirrors -- A happy hunting ground -- The master forger and the Fascist dream -- Sieg Heil! -- Goering gets a Vermeer -- The endgame-- Swept under the rug -- Epilogue. Framing the fake.
ISBN:
0151013411
9780151013418
LCCN:
2008005727
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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