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Han van Meegeren: Part 2

In Part 2 of the Han van Meegeren saga, you’ll learn about the elaborate process he used to fool some of the best art connoisseurs of his day.

 

Continue Viewing Part 3, the concluding video HERE.

Han van Meegeren: Part 3

In our final segment on this notorious forger, you’ll learn (among other things) how his son endeavored to carry on the family legacy.

Lost Art: The Cassirer Family

The value of art cannot be measured in currency alone. For many, art is a conduit for family memories, an emblem of a treasured cultural heritage. Our next three videos will examine how the Nazis’ pillaging of Europe during World War II impacted three Jewish families. The first episode highlights the Cassirer’s attachment to Pissarro’s Rue St. Honore: Afternoon Rain-Effect. 

 

To view the next story of the Bendel Family, visit HERE.

Lost Art: The Bendel Family

Our second story on Nazi-looted art recounts the tragic events in the life of collector Leo Bendel and his wife Else. Leo’s favorite painting was done by the popular German Romanticist Carl Spitzweg. Ironically, it is titled Justice.

 

To view the final story of the Bloch-Bauer family, visit HERE.

Lost Art: The Bloch-Bauer Family

Our final story on Nazi-looted art relates how the wealthy Viennese industrialist, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, was forced to forfeit a cherished portrait of his beloved wife Adele.

Landmark Case of Nazi-Looted Art: Authentication

In this second installment we learn the “journey” of Lucas Cranach’s masterpiece during the war and its aftermath.

Video 2: Authentication

 

View the next video in the series here.

Landmark Case of Nazi-Looted Art: Verdict

In this final installment from M&G’s 2015 Sleuthing exhibition, learn the ultimate verdict and importance of the case.

Video 3: Verdict

Baroque Art: Introduction

In our next few videos, M&G’s founder Dr. Bob Jones Jr. will share his expertise on the Baroque period which followed Mannerism and is known for a range of dramatic styles.

Baroque Art: Prominent Schools

Last time Dr. Jones noted that many Baroque painters belonged to specific “schools of art.” In this segment he will continue his discussion of the Bolognese School, highlighting Domenico Zampieri. He will also introduce three other prominent painters from the Roman School.

Baroque Art: Stylistic Scope

In this segment Dr. Jones begins with two works—one from the beginning and another from the ending of the Baroque period—helping us discern characteristics that illuminate the era’s stylistic scope.