Map met documenten en fragmenten behorend bij Malle Babbe
Han van Meegeren
1930 - 1940
Medium
canvas
Dimensions
h 80cm × w 64.5cm × d 2.5cm
Classification
painting, fragment, document
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Map met ca. 12 documenten, foto's en fragmenten behorend bij schilderij Malle Babbe.
About the Artist
Han van Meegeren
Han van Meegeren (1889–1947) occupies a unique and controversial position in art history—not as a celebrated master, but as one of the twentieth century's most ingenious and successful art forgers. Born Henricus Antonius van Meegeren on October 10, 1889, in Deventer, Netherlands, he would eventually dupe the art world's most distinguished experts, sell fake 'Vermeers' for millions, and paradoxical...