Podcast: Jonathan Lopez discusses Vermeer and Old Master forgery at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, as part of the NGA's "Notable Lecture" series.
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Nov. 18, 2010 Lecture at 5:30 pm
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Between 1887 and 1917 thirteen paintings by Johannes Vermeer and several other works wrongly attributed to him entered American collections. Continuing demand for Vermeer’s rare pictures--thirty-six are known today--created a niche market during the 1920s and 1930s for forgers, the most gifted and notorious of whom was the Dutch artist Han van Meegeren. Jonathan Lopez, author of a biography of Van Meegeren, considers the differences between Vermeers painted in the 1650s and 1660s and "Vermeers" made in the twentieth century.
Temple University
Tyler School of Art Auditorium (B004)
13th and Norris, Philadelphia