The_forger_fools_Hermann_G.C3.B6ring Han_van_Meegeren

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han van meegeren s jesus among doctors, called young christ in temple (1945).


during german occupation of netherlands, 1 of van meegeren’s agents sold vermeer forgery christ adulteress nazi banker , art dealer alois miedl in 1942. experts have identified forgery; van meegeren s health declined, did quality of work. chain-smoked, drank heavily, , became addicted morphine-laced sleeping pills. fortunately van meegeren, there no genuine vermeers available comparison, since museum collections in protective storage prevention against war damage. miedl sold reichsmarschall hermann göring 1.65 million guilders ($625,000 or $7 million today).


göring showcased vermeer forgery @ residence in carinhall (about 65 kilometers north of berlin). on 25 august 1943, göring hid collection of looted artwork, including christ adulteress, in austrian salt mine, along 6,750 other pieces of artwork looted nazis. on 17 may 1945, allied forces entered salt mine captain harry anderson discovered unknown vermeer .


in may 1945, allied forces questioned banker , art dealer alois miedl regarding newly discovered vermeer. based on miedl s confession, painting traced van meegeren. on 29 may 1945, arrested , charged fraud , aiding , abetting enemy. remanded weteringschans prison alleged nazi collaborator , plunderer of dutch cultural property, threatened authorities death penalty. labored on predicament, confessed forging paintings attributed vermeer , pieter de hooch. exclaimed, painting in göring’s hands not, assume, vermeer of delft, van meegeren! painted picture! took time verify , detained several months in headquarters of military command @ herengracht 468 in amsterdam. painted last forgery between july , december 1945 in presence of reporters , court-appointed witnesses: jesus among doctors, called young christ in temple in style of vermeer. after trial painting finished, transferred fortress prison blauwkapel. van meegeren released prison in january or february 1946.








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