The Man Who Made Vermeers

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS From the outrageous swindles he perpetrated in Vermeer's name to the nefarious dealings he had with the Nazis in occupied Holland, Han van Meegeren's is an unforgettable, almost unbelievable story. Witty, erudite, and utterly compelling, Jonathan Lopez's account of the twentieth century's most notorious art forger is a must-read--a book that makes Van Meegeren's fake Vermeers even more fascinating, I dare say, than the Delft master's originals. --Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS From the outrageous swindles he perpetrated in Vermeer's name to the nefarious dealings he had with the Nazis in occupied Holland, Han van Meegeren's is an unforgettable, almost unbelievable story. Witty, erudite, and utterly compelling, Jonathan Lopez's account of the twentieth century's most notorious art forger is a must-read--a book that makes Van Meegeren's fake Vermeers even more fascinating, I dare say, than the Delft master's originals. --Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS From the outrageous swindles he perpetrated in Vermeer's name to the nefarious dealings he had with the Nazis in occupied Holland, Han van Meegeren's is an unforgettable, almost unbelievable story. Witty, erudite, and utterly compelling, Jonathan Lopez's account of the twentieth century's most notorious art forger is a must-read--a book that makes Van Meegeren's fake Vermeers even more fascinating, I dare say, than the Delft master's originals. --Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution