{"product_id":"the-man-who-made-vermeers-jonathan-lopez-9780547247847","title":"The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE LAST VERMEER, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTARRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGUY 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Lopez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547247842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547247847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Jonathan Lopez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051450331391,"sku":"9780547247847","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b635530-f230-4327-9346-86566e3f9b76.jpg?v=1685013174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-made-vermeers-jonathan-lopez-9780547247847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}