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The Arrest of an Art Forger

15 min • 29 maj 2025

May 29, 1945. Dutch authorities arrest art dealer Han Van Meegeren for selling priceless paintings to the Nazis, not knowing that his collection is actually made up of sophisticated forgeries.

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