ISBN: 9781861899590

The obsession with art forgery appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon. In Art Forgery, the author's aim is not to suggest new methods of detection, but rather to look at the genealo… mais…

The obsession with art forgery appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon. In Art Forgery, the author's aim is not to suggest new methods of detection, but rather to look at the genealogy of faking and to interrogate the anxious, sometimes neurotic, reactions triggered in the modern world of art by these clever frauds. Thierry Lenain considers the idea of authenticity in the Middle Ages, when the issue of false relics and miracles often arose: if a relic gave rise to a cult, it would be considered as genuine even if it had evidently been 'forged'. Similarly, the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were comparatively untroubled by the idea of forgery. The book charts the changing status of art forgery from the time of its appearance in the Renaissance, when it was initially hailed as a true artistic feat, to its condemnation as the art crime par excellence. The Renaissance admired the masterly art of simulating stylistic expression and signs of age in artworks. Michelangelo, the most revered artist of the time, used to make deceitful copies of drawings by other masters, which he managed to have lent to himself by unsuspecting collectors, only to keep the originals and return the copies in their place. With the advent in the twentieth century of more scientific attribution, of archaeology, graphology, medical science and, later, criminology, the detection of forgery became increasingly possible. The science of accurately deciphering the artist's characteristic traces has since reached a level of forensic sophistication only matched by the forger's skill and the art world's paranoia. Thierry Lenain examines the work of master forgers including Eric Hebborn, Thomas Keating and Han van Meegeren whose productions baffled the art world. Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Art>Surveys, Reaktion Books, Limited Digital >16<

2012, ISBN: 9781861899590

The History of a Modern Obsession, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly ob… mais…

The History of a Modern Obsession, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), With 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.&nbsp;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 if it obviously had been forged. In the Renaissance, forgery was initially hailed as a true artistic feat. Even Michelangelo, the most revered artist of the time, copied drawings by other masters, many of which were lent to him by unsuspecting collectors. Michelangelo would keep the originals himself and return the copies in their place. As Lenain shows, authenticity, as we think of it, is a purely modern concept. And the recent innovations in scientific attribution, archaeology, graphology, medical science, and criminology have all contributed to making forgery more detectable-and thus more compelling and essential to detect. He also analyzes the work of master forgers like Eric Hebborn, Thomas Keating, and Han van Meegeren in order to describe how pieces baffled the art world.&nbsp;Ultimately, Lenain argues that the science of accurately deciphering an individual artist's unique characteristics has reached a level of forensic sophistication matched only by the forger's skill and the art world's paranoia. [PU: Reaktion Books], Seiten: 384, Reaktion Books, 2012<

2011, ISBN: 9781861899590

Reaktion Books, Kindle Ausgabe, 396 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-12-02T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Medien, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Kategorien, Bücher, Geschichte & Krit… mais…

Reaktion Books, Kindle Ausgabe, 396 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-12-02T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Medien, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Kategorien, Bücher, Geschichte & Kritik, Themen & Konzepte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Kunst & Fotografie, Fremdsprachige eBooks, Kindle eBooks, Kindle-Shop, Englische eBooks, Nach Sprache, Anleitungen, Format: Kindle eBook, Reaktion Books, 2011<

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ISBN: 9781861899590

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