Traitor To Hero

The Vermeer faker who cheated the Dutch and the Nazis

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Lazaro Droznes

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Series:

Focus on Nazism

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The incredible story of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch painter who produced faked Vermeers, fooled his Dutch fellowmen, sold one to Herman Goering, and finally had to confess his forgeries to save himself from the death penalty, accused of high treason. After the trial, he became a national hero for cheating the Nazis. Han van Meegeren, was a Dutch painter who during World War II painted Vermeers considered as better than the originals, cheated the entire artistic community and even Herman Goering, and finally had to confess his fakes to save himself from the high treason charges for dealing with the enemy. This dramatic fiction is based on the impressive story of Han van Meegeren in the 1930s and during the Second World War, who managed to forge and sell 6 Vermeers and two Franz Hals for an updated amount of 100 million dollars. One of the Vermeers was purchased by Herman Goering, second in the hierarchy of the Third Reich. At the end of World War II, van Meegeren had to face the accusation of being a traitor to the country and had to confess his forgery to save his life. These confessions were an earthquake in the pictorial community of Holland and the whole world, since their falsifications had been accepted unanimously, and one of them, the "Christ in Emmaus" was considered the best Vermeer of them all. This fiction, based on real events, leads us to reflect on the concept of authenticity in art and the validity of traditional concepts of truth and beauty: A painting is no longer beautiful when it is discovered as a forgery? Why people lose interest in a work of art if it is not authentic? Why the human nature won´t allow us to enjoy the aesthetics of a fake Vermeer we did enjoy before finding out? Is the art business a hoax? Purchase this book to find out how a Dutch fooled the Nazis and became a national hero!

Author Biography:

Playwright and writer and in both Spanish and English with numerous published theater plays depicting social and political aspects of our society and historical myths from Argentina as well as the rest of the world. Featured plays English Titles: ASTOR&NADIA. The meeting of Astor Piazzolla with Nadia Boulanger that changed the tango. FREUD IN LOVE The women of Sigmund Freud DIRTY. SHORTY. FUNNY.SEXY. WITTY. ONE LINER JOKES One liner jokes to exercise oral sex at home and at work. THE JEWISH NUN Jew, atheist, philosopher, feminist, Catholic nun, martyr, Saint and Co- patron of Europe. MORE! DIRTY, FUNNY. SEXY. WITTY. ONE LINER JOKES The Second Volume with the best dirty one liners to practice oral sex at home or at the office. NAZI FATHER, JEWISH SON Spanish titles ANGELES RECOLETOS. Los muertos reviven la historia argentina en la Recoleta ASTOR&NADIA. El encuentro entre Astor Piazzolla y Nadia Boulanger CHE COMANDANTE: El musical. ¿Revolucionario o aventurero? CHE FAUSTO. El pacto de Enrique Santos Discépolo con el Diablo. CHE GARDEL. Comedia musical del eterno zorzal DA VINCI ENAMORADO La interminable historia de amor de Da Vinci y La Gioconda. DESNAZIFICANDO A LENI La historia de Leni Riefenstahl en la Alemania nazi. EJERCICIO PLÁSTICO La increíble historia del mural de David Siqueiros por encargo de Natalio Botana ESCUELA DE SEDUCTORES Ideas, humor y ejercicios para mejorar la inteligencia sexual FREUD ENAMORADO Sigmund Freud y sus mujeres JUNG ENAMORADO Las mujeres de C.G.Jung LA MONJA JUDÍA Edith Stein: judía, atea, filósofa, feminista, católica, monja, mártir, santa y co- patrona de Europa LA PASION DE EVA PERON El mito de Orfeo recreado por Juan Domingo Perón y su mujer Evita LA PASION SEGUN GARDEL Vida y canciones del Zorzal LAS ZONAS GRISES El mundo vs. Eichmann (Miradas sobre el nazismo) LOU ANDREAS SALOMÉ La musa de Nietzche, Rilke y Freud MACBETH EN SAN VICENTE Crónica de un golpe de Estado en democracia. MARTIN FIERRO. El musical La obra de José Hernández convertida en comedia musical NORA EN AUSCHWITZ La visita de la Cruz Roja al campo de concentración de Terezin PENEDRAMA Grupo de terapia para penes en pena TANGOS PROSTIBULARIOS Tangos pornográficos para calentar la pava antes de tomarse el mate. TERAPIA DE CLITORIS Reflexiones y sugerencias de un grupo de terapia NO, NO ME ARREPIENTO DE NADA Vida y canciones de Edit Piaf YO EL POTRO Vida y canciones de Rodrigo Bueno

Release date NZ

November 22nd, 2018

Author

Lazaro Droznes

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

Illustrations, black and white

Pages

Series

Focus on Nazism

Dimensions

152x229x3

ISBN-13

9781729825969

Product ID

36672029

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