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Forgery in Art: The Most Famous Fakes and How They Were Caught
Wolfgang Beltracchi faked "between 1000 and 1300" paintings, the forger of the century. Han van Meegeren sold a fake Vermeer to Hermann Göring for the equivalent of $7 million. Tom Keating claimed 2,000 fakes. John Myatt's forgeries fooled every major auction house. Here are the most famous fakes and how they were caught.