Legendary forgers staged a solo exhibition

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"Washing of the Feet" (Vermeer)


Just one of the worst fakes Meegerena, was bought by the Dutch government, through the Dealer De Boer (P. de Boer) and the number of intermediaries, one of whom, Jan Kok (Jan Kok) was knowledgeable in the art so much that did not even know the name of Vermeer and had never seen his paintings.
One member of a government commission said that a fake picture, but despite that has been allocated the required amount and the painting was bought for 1.3 million guilders (£ 3.2 million) for Riksmuzeuma (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)

The Washing of the Feet 115 x 95 cm, oil on canvas, painted around 1942-43