02584nam 2200589 a 450 991082137130332120240313145850.01-86189-959-91-299-19079-0(CKB)2550000001005980(EBL)1127621(SSID)ssj0000906196(PQKBManifestationID)12422800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906196(PQKBWorkID)10930567(PQKB)11418411(MiAaPQ)EBC1127621(Au-PeEL)EBL1127621(CaPaEBR)ebr10660883(CaONFJC)MIL450329(OCoLC)854970475(EXLCZ)99255000000100598020130222d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArt forgery the history of a modern obsession /Thierry Lenain1st ed.London Reaktion Books20111 online resource (386 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-850-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Art Forgery: The History of a Modern Obsession; Imprint page; Contents; Foreword; 1. The Symptoms of an Obsession; 2. Before the Age of Art Forgery; 3. Before the Age of the Obsession with Art Forgery; 4. Art Forgery as the Connoisseur's Nightmare; Conclusion: Fakes and the End of the World; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexWith the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity. In this unique history, Thierry Lenain examines the genealogy of faking and interrogates the anxious, often neurotic, reactions triggered in the modern art world by these clever frauds. Lenain begins his history in the Middle Ages, when the issue of false relics and miracles often arose. But during this time, if a relic gave rise to a cult, it would be considered as genuine even ifArtForgeriesHistoryPicturesCopyingHistoryArtExpertisingArtForgeriesHistory.PicturesCopyingHistory.ArtExpertising.702.874Lenain Thierry1203991MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821371303321Art forgery3985424UNINA