The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-330) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780060825416 (hardcover) 0060825413 (hardcover) |