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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing The Legend Of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren (2008)

by Jonathan Lopez(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0151013411 (ISBN13: 9780151013418)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: Not as exciting as I had hoped but still informative and some interesting points. Skipped some pages.Loving this excerpt: Men who could have stepped right out of a Jeeves-and-Wooster story strutted about town with monocles cocked under their eyebrows, spats strapped to their shoes, and walking sticks firmly in hand. Indeed, more sober-minded Dutchmen often rolled their eyes at the seemingly endless capacity of Hagenaars to posture and pose - a set of behaviors nearly summarized by the term "Haagse Bluf". In time, a dessert by that name would become a popular treat for young children: made of raspberry meringue, it looks extremely rich, but it's really just a puff of sweetly flavored air.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book about Han van Meegeren, a master forg... moreer famous for painting fake Vermeers that many people in the art world believed to be authentic. I had never heard of van Meegeren before this book so I had no reference to go by and this author portrayed him as a shady, Nazi-supporting opportunist. He was a despicable person with few moral standards, although after WWII he was hailed by many as a hero that tricked Nazis into buying fake art. The author's excellent research shows that van Meegeren was not a hero but was interested in money, revenge against the art community and helping the Nazi cause. less

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