Han van Meegeren
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title:
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 when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Van Meegeren attempted to make a career as an artist, but art critics dismissed his work. He decided to prove his talent by forging paintings from the Dutch Golden
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Dutch painter and art forger (1889–1947)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_van_Meegeren
date created:
2002-04-11T03:29:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T06:05:23Z
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