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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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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
: HarperCollins
, 2008
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Author Notes: | Edward Dolnick |
| 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 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 349 S., [8] Bl. |
| ISBN: | 9780060825423 9780060825416 |
