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Art forgery
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Art forgery is the creation and sale of works of art which are intentionally falsely credited to other, usually more famous artists. Art forgery can be extremely lucrative, but modern dating and analy
A City on a Rock, long attributed to Francisco Goya, is now thought to have been painted by 19th-century artist Eugenio Lucas Velázquez. Elements of t
A City on a Rock, long attributed to Francisco Goya, is now thought to have been painted by 19th-century artist Eugenio Lucas Velázquez. Elements of the painting appear to have been copied from autographed works by Goya, and the painting is therefore classified as a pastiche. Compare to Goya's The Maypole.
Sign at the Taxila Museum, Pakistan, 1981
Sign at the Taxila Museum, Pakistan, 1981
Forged self-portrait of Albrecht Dürer who lived from 1471 to 1528 by an unknown painter over a 1786 painting as confirmed by Dr. Kubach-Reutter of th
Forged self-portrait of Albrecht Dürer who lived from 1471 to 1528 by an unknown painter over a 1786 painting as confirmed by Dr. Kubach-Reutter of the Dürer House using X-rays and infrared radiation, with painting having been archived for almost two centuries in the Nuremberg City Museums
Strand von Ste. Adresse, 1863, a genuine original painting by Johan Barthold Jongkind.
Strand von Ste. Adresse, 1863, a genuine original painting by Johan Barthold Jongkind.
Han van Meegeren
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Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II w
Van Meegeren painting Jesus Among the Doctors in 1945
Van Meegeren painting Jesus Among the Doctors in 1945
Han van Meegeren designed this boathouse (the building in the centre, adjoining an old tower in the town wall) for his Rowing Club D.D.S. while studyi
Han van Meegeren designed this boathouse (the building in the centre, adjoining an old tower in the town wall) for his Rowing Club D.D.S. while studying architecture in Delft from 1907 to 1913.
The Deer (or "Hertje") is one of Han van Meegeren's best-known original drawings.
The Deer (or "Hertje") is one of Han van Meegeren's best-known original drawings.
Han van Meegeren's mansion Primavera in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin where he painted his forgery The Supper at Emmaus in 1936, which sold for about US$300,0
Han van Meegeren's mansion Primavera in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin where he painted his forgery The Supper at Emmaus in 1936, which sold for about US$300,000