{"product_id":"the-man-who-made-vermeers-jonathan-lopez","title":"The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren","description":"\u003ctable class=\"plain centered\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780547247847\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperCollins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07\/15\/2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEdition description:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePages:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSales rank:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e276,055\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduct dimensions:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\nNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, THE LAST VERMEER, STARRING GUY PEARCE: A revelatory biography of the world’s most famous forger—a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush—and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And it's a story that's been believed ever since. Too bad it isn't true.Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives for this long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren’s legend. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and '30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates later cashed in on the Nazi occupation.","brand":"Jonathan Lopez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48692187660579,"sku":"9780547247847","price":17.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/5437\/3411\/files\/9780547247847_p0_v5_s600x595.jpg?v=1718537830","url":"https:\/\/glenthebookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-made-vermeers-jonathan-lopez","provider":"BOOKDP4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}