Han van Meegeren

Han van Meegeren

Han van Meegeren, a Dutch painter, Master artist, and con-artist forged paintings in the style of Johannes Vermeer, fooling curators for years. Despite his crimes, he is celebrated now as a World War 2 hero for selling counterfeit artwork to Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.

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