Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Art Fraud Detective Art Fraud Detective Anna Nilsen A spot-the-difference game, mystery story, and art book in which readers try to tell which paintings are genuine and which are forgeries. Includes magnifying glass and split-page format. OL108870W
A Closer Look A Closer Look Marjorie E. Wieseman A guide to how scientists, conservators, and art historians examine paintings, including pigments, canvas, and wood, to find masterpieces and spot forgeries. OL15392320W
Lost Mona Lisa Lost Mona Lisa R. A. Scotti Late on the afternoon of Sunday, August 20th 1911, three men strolled through the Louvre. Disguising themselves as museum staff they hid until nightfall. 16 hours later the most famous painting in th… OL21036539W
Mysteries of the snake goddess Mysteries of the snake goddess Kenneth D. S. Lapatin Not only is one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek art-the celebrated gold and ivory statuette of the Snake Goddess-almost certainly modern, but Minoan civilization as it has been popularly i… OL6214893W
Provenance Provenance Laney Salisbury A tautly paced investigation of one the 20th century's most audacious art frauds, which generated hundreds of forgeries—many of them still hanging in prominent museums and private collections todayPr… OL8061183W