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Art forgery : the history of a modern obsession / Thierry Lenain.
Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2011.Description: 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781861898500 :
- 1861898509 :
- History of a modern obsession
- N8790 .L46 2011
Contents:
Summary: In this volume, Thierry Lenain 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. Rather than suggesting new methods of detection, it offers a genealogy of faking, along with an examination of the anxious, even neurotic reactions triggered in the modern world by its occurrence.
The symptoms of an obsession -- Before the age of art forgery -- Before the age of the obsession with art forgery -- Art forgery as the connoisseur's nightmare -- Conclusion: Fakes and the end of the world.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | N 8790 .L46 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5080896 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-375) and index.
In this volume, Thierry Lenain 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. Rather than suggesting new methods of detection, it offers a genealogy of faking, along with an examination of the anxious, even neurotic reactions triggered in the modern world by its occurrence.
The symptoms of an obsession -- Before the age of art forgery -- Before the age of the obsession with art forgery -- Art forgery as the connoisseur's nightmare -- Conclusion: Fakes and the end of the world.
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