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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On-line přístup: | Digital bookplate Check for access via Internet Archive |
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Médium: | Kniha |
Jazyk: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
c2008.
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Vydání: | 1st ed. |
Edice: | Internet Archive Lending Library
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Acquisition Notes: | Gertrud A. White Memorial Fund |
Shrnutí: | 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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Fyzický popis: | xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780060825416 (hbk.) 0060825413 (hbk.) |