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The Art of Painting
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It is a wonderful moment in the life of a lover of art when he finds himself suddenly confronted with a hitherto unknown painting by a great master, untouched, on the original canvas, and without any restoration, just as it left the painter's studio! . . . we have here a—I am inclined to say—the masterpiece of Johannes Vermeer of Delft.—Abraham Bredius, 19371(p211)
. . . your [van Meegeren] work satisfied a personal, secret ambition to discover once in our lifetime a truly great masterpiece. Knowing our desires, you laid a trap. . . . in the end we were all caught out.—P. B. Coremans' expert testimony at trial of van Meegeren, 19472(p217)
On the afternoon of May 14, 1940, the German Luftwaffe bombed the civilian center of Rotterdam in The Netherlands, leaving it in ruins. Seeing the extent of devastation, and threatened with the bombing of other major cities, the Dutch surrendered shortly afterwards. The Netherlands were . . . [Full Text of this Article]
James C. Harris, MD
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