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The Many Faces of Art Forgery: From the Dark Side to Shades of Gray provides a broad treatment that delves into historical highlights, philosophical insights, psychological profiles, economic theories, and legal statutes and cases.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I: The Presence of Art Forgery

Before the Renaissance

Renaissance through 17th Century

18th and 19th Centuries

Into the 20th Century

Forgery’s Reach

Celebrity Forgers

From the Less Notorious to the Virtually Unknown

Confronting Art Forgery

II: What is a Forgery? What is Authentic?

Semantic Variations

Intention

Restoration

Collaboration

Appropriation

Posthumous Production

Cultural Appropriation

III: A Face-Off of Value

The Mind of the Forger

Criminality

Mitigated Culpability and Alternative Economics

The Perfect Fake

IV: Reflections on the Big Picture

Notes

Index

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 17/04/2022
      ISBN13: 9781538158005, 978-1538158005
      ISBN10: 1538158000

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Many Faces of Art Forgery: From the Dark Side to Shades of Gray provides a broad treatment that delves into historical highlights, philosophical insights, psychological profiles, economic theories, and legal statutes and cases.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      I: The Presence of Art Forgery

      Before the Renaissance

      Renaissance through 17th Century

      18th and 19th Centuries

      Into the 20th Century

      Forgery’s Reach

      Celebrity Forgers

      From the Less Notorious to the Virtually Unknown

      Confronting Art Forgery

      II: What is a Forgery? What is Authentic?

      Semantic Variations

      Intention

      Restoration

      Collaboration

      Appropriation

      Posthumous Production

      Cultural Appropriation

      III: A Face-Off of Value

      The Mind of the Forger

      Criminality

      Mitigated Culpability and Alternative Economics

      The Perfect Fake

      IV: Reflections on the Big Picture

      Notes

      Index

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