New York Times Bestseller
"Dolnick brilliantly re-creates the circumstances that made possible one of the most audacious frauds of the 20th century. And in doing so Dolnick plumbs the nature of fraud itself . . . an incomparable page turner." --Boston Globe
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 who dared to impersonate him centuries later. For seven years a no-account painter named Han van Meegeren managed to pass off his paintings as those of one of the most beloved and admired artists who ever lived.
As Edward Dolnick reveals, his true genius lay in psychological manipulation, and he came within inches of fooling the world. Instead, he landed in an Amsterdam court on trial for his life. The Forger's Spell is the gripping, true tale of this almost perfect crime.
| ISBN: | 9780060825423 |
| Publication date: | 16th June 2009 |
| Author: | Edward Dolnick |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: general Performance art History of art Book design and Bookbinding Biography: historical, political and military True crime Popular culture Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge Gender studies: women and girls Criminal law: procedure and offences General and world history European history Social and cultural history |
New York Times Bestseller"Dolnick brilliantly re-creates the circumstances that made possible one of the most audacious frauds of the 20th century. And in doing so Dolnick plumbs the nature of fraud itself . . . an incomparable page turner." --Boston GlobeAs riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him centuries later.
The Forger's Spell features in the following genres: Biography: general, Performance art, History of art, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Book design and Bookbinding, Biography: historical, political and military, True crime, Popular culture, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Gender studies: women and girls, Corporate crime / white-collar crime, Criminal law: procedure and offences, General and world history
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The Forger's Spell was written by Edward Dolnick and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins
The Forger's Spell has 384 pages