The Forger's Spell
Subtitle: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
Publisher: Harper
Published: June 24, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780060825416
Subjects: European; General; History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945); Other Miscellaneous Crimes; Art / History / General; History - General; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Biography / Autobiography
Description: 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.