1 00:02:44,366 --> 00:02:48,366 Is that possible? They just can do you perform like this? No right? 2 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,966 Not just like that. 3 00:02:59,933 --> 00:03:00,899 Traitor. 4 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,233 Mr van Meegeren ... 5 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,600 what was at stake? 6 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,366 My soul. 7 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,733 They destroyed my life. 8 00:03:31,866 --> 00:03:35,500 Puked at work my son taken away. 9 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:37,866 I was no longer allowed to exist. 10 00:03:38,066 --> 00:03:40,600 According to whom? The occupiers? 11 00:03:41,733 --> 00:03:47,066 Jesus, the occupation has nothing have to do with it. Nothing at all. 12 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,633 I listen. 13 00:03:53,933 --> 00:03:55,133 Revenge. 14 00:04:02,633 --> 00:04:04,966 You don't believe me, do you? 15 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:32,166 You waive your right to legal advice. - Yes, Your Honor. 16 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:33,966 Are you sure? 17 00:04:35,066 --> 00:04:38,800 I couldn't convince you a single testimony of my innocence. 18 00:04:38,966 --> 00:04:41,033 You may now sit down. 19 00:04:42,366 --> 00:04:45,200 I now give the floor to the public prosecutor. 20 00:04:46,633 --> 00:04:50,933 Mr van Meegeren, how did you get that Vermeer? 21 00:04:51,066 --> 00:04:53,200 I've never had a Vermeer. 22 00:04:53,666 --> 00:04:58,000 Your name is mentioned four times in Göring's personal account. 23 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,766 I am not an employee. 24 00:05:02,033 --> 00:05:05,566 The fact is that you sold this Vermeer... - It's not Vermeer. 25 00:05:05,733 --> 00:05:10,466 ..to Hitler's designated successor, Reich Marshal Goering. 26 00:05:11,366 --> 00:05:14,699 And that's called cooperation with the enemy. 27 00:05:14,866 --> 00:05:17,200 I hated the Krauts. 28 00:05:17,866 --> 00:05:20,200 Can I give you some advice? 29 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,233 Confess. 30 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,366 Then you can avoid the firing squad. 31 00:05:29,133 --> 00:05:33,366 Mr van Meegeren, you have the right to remain silent. 32 00:05:33,633 --> 00:05:34,899 But in this case... 33 00:05:35,066 --> 00:05:36,899 There's nothing to be seen. 34 00:05:37,366 --> 00:05:39,000 It's not Vermeer. 35 00:05:39,733 --> 00:05:41,533 Then what is it? 36 00:05:44,266 --> 00:05:45,833 I listen. 37 00:06:50,966 --> 00:06:53,533 Goddammit. 38 00:07:09,533 --> 00:07:10,566 Son... 39 00:07:14,266 --> 00:07:15,633 Hello, Dad. 40 00:07:37,533 --> 00:07:39,466 So you're a Nazi now too. 41 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:41,766 No, no, no, I hate... 42 00:07:41,933 --> 00:07:44,666 Does Göring also paint your work? 43 00:07:44,833 --> 00:07:46,866 Yes of course. - Then just say it. 44 00:07:48,666 --> 00:07:50,400 You will be executed. 45 00:07:51,533 --> 00:07:53,066 I'm not a traitor. 46 00:07:53,233 --> 00:07:56,433 Five words and you're free. 47 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,366 I painted it myself. Say it. 48 00:08:01,533 --> 00:08:04,100 Then I'm a forger. - But not a traitor. 49 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:06,666 Say it. 50 00:08:07,466 --> 00:08:08,866 Son... 51 00:08:14,733 --> 00:08:16,833 I don't want you to die. 52 00:08:23,766 --> 00:08:26,033 Look at this, son. 53 00:08:32,433 --> 00:08:35,000 Watch... 54 00:08:38,266 --> 00:08:42,200 IV.M. Johannes Vermeer. 55 00:08:45,833 --> 00:08:46,800 To look. 56 00:08:48,133 --> 00:08:50,166 that's where we live, Jac. 57 00:08:50,533 --> 00:08:52,166 Beautiful, isn't it? 58 00:08:58,366 --> 00:09:01,000 Come this way a little. 59 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:04,400 Yes, sit down. 60 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,699 Anyone can do that. 61 00:09:55,866 --> 00:09:57,666 That's not true, honey. 62 00:10:03,366 --> 00:10:04,966 Just finish it. 63 00:10:20,766 --> 00:10:22,366 Han, stop. 64 00:10:22,533 --> 00:10:24,366 No, don't. 65 00:10:25,133 --> 00:10:26,866 You can wake him up. 66 00:10:34,933 --> 00:10:36,466 I like it. 67 00:10:39,466 --> 00:10:42,800 Look at it. Look carefully. What do you see? 68 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:45,533 What? - I see love. 69 00:10:45,666 --> 00:10:48,366 Soulless artistry. - like it. 70 00:10:48,533 --> 00:10:51,966 I'm a nobody and I can't do anything. - Not again, Han. 71 00:10:52,166 --> 00:10:53,266 No. 72 00:11:05,133 --> 00:11:07,366 You didn't really like it, did you? 73 00:11:28,033 --> 00:11:29,666 Come here. 74 00:11:31,666 --> 00:11:33,066 Come. 75 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,200 Not so. Like you're blowing my nose. 76 00:11:41,833 --> 00:11:43,000 Han... 77 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,166 Ladies and gentlemen... 78 00:11:54,266 --> 00:11:59,600 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Arts Club in Delft. 79 00:11:59,766 --> 00:12:03,233 I am happy to be chairman of the jury again. 80 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:07,600 Which brings me to the official ceremony tonight. 81 00:12:07,766 --> 00:12:10,400 The winner of 1924 is ... 82 00:12:10,566 --> 00:12:13,066 'Madonna with child' by Jan van Meegeren. 83 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:17,699 Han. Han van Meegeren. - Yes, of course. Han van Meegeren. 84 00:12:17,866 --> 00:12:23,366 His excellent entry almost won unanimous praise from the jury. 85 00:12:24,366 --> 00:12:25,500 Bravo. 86 00:12:48,633 --> 00:12:51,766 This will be a big blow for Picasso. 87 00:12:51,933 --> 00:12:54,400 Much better, don't you think? - Otherwise. 88 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:58,166 Picasso's debut and yours incomparable, don't you agree? 89 00:12:58,366 --> 00:13:00,166 No. - You have to agree. 90 00:13:00,366 --> 00:13:01,266 No. 91 00:13:01,433 --> 00:13:04,500 The work of such innovators it's so exciting... 92 00:13:04,666 --> 00:13:06,033 Well look... 93 00:13:09,866 --> 00:13:12,766 Mr. van Meegeren, our young old master. 94 00:13:12,933 --> 00:13:15,766 Jolanka Lakatos. - Ophelia. 95 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,466 Antigone. Cleopatra. 96 00:13:20,766 --> 00:13:24,366 And in my spare time just Mrs. Bredius. - Well, Han... 97 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,066 I'll just... 98 00:13:26,233 --> 00:13:30,000 Look at this. He paints like a ten year old because he can't paint. 99 00:13:30,166 --> 00:13:31,833 Don't be so narrow-minded. 100 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,500 And beauty, Theo? Doesn't beauty matter? 101 00:13:34,666 --> 00:13:37,000 Beauty is not always the criterion for art. 102 00:13:37,166 --> 00:13:41,466 How did you say it recently, Bram? 'The artist does not search, he finds. ' 103 00:13:42,766 --> 00:13:45,000 Come, my love. I see Mrs Dailly. 104 00:13:45,166 --> 00:13:46,166 Mrs. Bredius? 105 00:13:49,366 --> 00:13:50,833 Would you like to pose for me? 106 00:14:43,366 --> 00:14:44,366 Interested? 107 00:14:47,933 --> 00:14:49,133 100 guilders. 108 00:14:55,166 --> 00:14:58,066 If it's signed, you get it ten times as much. 109 00:15:07,166 --> 00:15:08,500 1000 guilders. 110 00:15:11,366 --> 00:15:13,366 I wouldn't even want it for free. 111 00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:18,000 Have you seen her eyes? That look? 112 00:15:18,166 --> 00:15:21,500 'The artist does not search, he finds. ' 113 00:15:21,666 --> 00:15:23,366 I'm in love. - No, drunk. 114 00:15:23,533 --> 00:15:27,833 This only happens once in your life. I am the new Vermeer from Delft. 115 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,233 With just one painting. - Yes, just one. 116 00:15:32,566 --> 00:15:35,366 And not even a studio. 117 00:15:36,066 --> 00:15:40,266 I work all day long those diapers full of shit. 118 00:15:44,533 --> 00:15:46,766 What should I do? 119 00:15:47,633 --> 00:15:49,899 Have you ever been upstairs? 120 00:15:51,633 --> 00:15:52,766 Up there? 121 00:15:54,533 --> 00:15:59,033 I have something special there. Almost no one knows. 122 00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:10,566 You clean up the place. I'll get the customers. 123 00:16:10,733 --> 00:16:13,933 Portraits of wealthy ladies. - Portraits? 124 00:16:14,066 --> 00:16:16,666 Ever heard of Rembrandt, Frans Hals? 125 00:16:16,833 --> 00:16:20,133 I am the new Vermeer from Delft. I want to exhibit. 126 00:16:20,266 --> 00:16:22,033 I'll arrange that too. 127 00:16:23,033 --> 00:16:25,366 How can I ever thank you? 128 00:16:25,466 --> 00:16:27,033 Fifty-fifty. 129 00:17:28,133 --> 00:17:29,966 Goddammit. 130 00:17:43,166 --> 00:17:46,600 Your Honor, this masterpiece was negotiated with the occupier. 131 00:17:46,766 --> 00:17:50,033 Priced away, no, masterpiece, yes. - The maximum penalty... 132 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:55,033 It's not true. - It is a fact that you sold this Vermeer. 133 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,366 It's not Vermeer. 134 00:17:57,833 --> 00:17:59,600 Then what is it? 135 00:18:07,533 --> 00:18:08,966 One Van Meegeren. 136 00:18:11,366 --> 00:18:13,666 Areal Van Meegeren. Well now. 137 00:18:14,633 --> 00:18:17,933 And you sold that to Géring for 1.5 million? 138 00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:21,766 Mrvan Meegeren ... 139 00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:25,866 you claim to have painted who work themselves? 140 00:18:27,766 --> 00:18:28,699 Yes. 141 00:18:29,766 --> 00:18:32,366 Yes, I can paint like that. 142 00:18:33,033 --> 00:18:34,000 Yes. 143 00:18:34,633 --> 00:18:36,666 Paint like Vermeer. 144 00:18:37,166 --> 00:18:38,833 Han van Meegeren can do that. 145 00:18:43,933 --> 00:18:46,833 Very good, but not too many details. 146 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,100 We can do the eyes or nose later. 147 00:18:49,266 --> 00:18:52,699 Now you just follow the shape... 148 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,233 Fine, but don't think too much. Just look at the model. 149 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,566 Not in your hands. 150 00:19:05,366 --> 00:19:06,633 Mrvan Meegeren? 151 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:09,866 Can I still register? 152 00:19:19,733 --> 00:19:21,133 Thank you. 153 00:19:30,666 --> 00:19:32,200 Art. 154 00:19:32,366 --> 00:19:37,566 Not only the model is shown here with artisanal perfection. 155 00:19:37,733 --> 00:19:40,966 Here the artist reveals himself as himself. 156 00:19:41,133 --> 00:19:43,600 Unintentionally or on purpose? 157 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:50,333 What does this canvas tell us about the painter's feelings for his model? 158 00:19:50,466 --> 00:19:52,266 Can I ask you another question? 159 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,400 How do you shape? with your relationship to the model? 160 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,000 I mean the little deer. 161 00:20:22,366 --> 00:20:24,800 Very nice. - Until next time. 162 00:20:25,366 --> 00:20:27,833 Thank you. See you next week. 163 00:20:35,066 --> 00:20:37,400 Thank you. - It's my pleasure. 164 00:20:48,133 --> 00:20:49,533 Revenge? 165 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,766 That was written on the inside of my skull. 166 00:20:53,933 --> 00:20:55,833 With an exclamation mark. 167 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:00,833 So you have a defective mind? - That's not what I said. 168 00:21:01,633 --> 00:21:03,666 But I had no choice. 169 00:21:08,666 --> 00:21:11,966 A French word, which you must ... 170 00:21:12,133 --> 00:21:14,066 'Crime passionate'? 171 00:21:15,566 --> 00:21:17,833 Crime of passion, yes. 172 00:21:18,266 --> 00:21:21,366 The hatred, the disgust... 173 00:21:25,166 --> 00:21:26,466 Disgust. 174 00:21:26,766 --> 00:21:30,800 When you swallow your own shit over and over again. 175 00:22:05,033 --> 00:22:09,366 Two drops three times a day. And no alcohol. 176 00:22:10,633 --> 00:22:13,266 What is that? - Cocaine. 177 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:50,566 All because of that fat windsock. 178 00:22:58,033 --> 00:23:01,000 We must hurry. - What are we going to do? 179 00:23:01,166 --> 00:23:03,800 Uncle Theo has a Neck. - Good for him. 180 00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:06,866 But what are we going to do? - You'll see. 181 00:23:07,033 --> 00:23:09,866 Dear Mary, Mother of God. 182 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,233 Just look at it. Those rough brushstrokes. 183 00:23:14,433 --> 00:23:17,766 Those eyes really shine. - It's all about how you turn them. 184 00:23:17,933 --> 00:23:20,266 I know how to do it. -Then do it. 185 00:23:20,433 --> 00:23:23,066 Han, Hals area. 186 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:29,899 Have you shown it to an expert yet? - No, it needs to be cleaned and repaired first. 187 00:23:30,866 --> 00:23:32,366 Me? No, really. 188 00:23:32,533 --> 00:23:35,500 Come on, you're the only one who can do it. 189 00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:38,166 Half and half. 190 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:54,866 Yes. 191 00:23:55,466 --> 00:23:58,533 Those eyes... A fine restoration. 192 00:23:59,266 --> 00:24:02,400 You have the technology, the craftsmanship. 193 00:24:02,566 --> 00:24:06,166 Almost no one has good hands. It is of a very high level. 194 00:24:06,366 --> 00:24:10,766 Those rough brushstrokes. - I'm glad you like it so much, Mr. Bredius. 195 00:24:15,266 --> 00:24:20,433 The little deer from painting class, is that for sale? The drawing, I mean. 196 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,266 It's a bit too anecdotal. It's not art. 197 00:24:23,933 --> 00:24:26,400 My wife thought it was... How did she say it? 198 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:29,400 Endearing. - That's why I'm not selling it. 199 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,266 Hals used white lead. I can't find it. 200 00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:40,033 The original layer of paint is still intact here. 201 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:45,466 Hardly any texture, no pigment. - But the crackle is old, isn't it? 202 00:24:47,633 --> 00:24:52,266 A beautiful forgery, from around 1870 or 1880. - But it's signed. 203 00:24:54,033 --> 00:24:57,266 Look, Mr. Bredius, for your wife. On the house. 204 00:24:57,433 --> 00:25:01,600 What did I tell you? It's a counterfeit. Okay, Mr. Bredius? 205 00:25:02,166 --> 00:25:04,533 Well yes... 206 00:25:05,466 --> 00:25:09,100 300 year old paint that dissolves in alcohol. 207 00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:10,833 Foreign. Never seen before. 208 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,633 I give the floor to the expert witness, Professor Bredius. 209 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,233 We know of very few canvases from the Golden Age... 210 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,366 which is the essence of faith is expressed so strongly. 211 00:25:21,466 --> 00:25:22,800 Superior art. 212 00:25:22,966 --> 00:25:24,400 A Vermeer? - It's not. 213 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:26,833 Certainly, it is a real Vermeer. 214 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,833 Your Honor, this seems sufficient to refute the defendant's plea. 215 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,400 Did Mr. Bredius perform the alcohol test? - What? 216 00:25:34,566 --> 00:25:37,033 I know how to spot a fake of real. 217 00:25:37,366 --> 00:25:41,100 What is the alcohol test? - Diversion tactics. 218 00:25:41,533 --> 00:25:45,100 You still maintain you can paint like Vermeer? 219 00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:47,866 Yes, but that wasn't the problem. 220 00:25:48,033 --> 00:25:53,033 I had old canvases, old frames and those beautiful old pigments. 221 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,666 But I couldn't wait 300 years until paint had hardened, you know? 222 00:25:57,833 --> 00:26:00,500 A big smokescreen. - One moment. 223 00:26:00,666 --> 00:26:03,466 Do you know what pigment is? - Yes. 224 00:26:03,633 --> 00:26:06,766 Instead of mixing it with oil, you use bakelite. 225 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:08,233 Bakelite? 226 00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:10,666 Bake what? - Bakelite. 227 00:26:11,366 --> 00:26:14,633 It's American. Fantastic stuff. Selling like hot cakes. 228 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:21,066 It is pressed into molds under high pressure and when it is cold it is as hard as a stone. 229 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,000 Barend ... - And heat resistant. 230 00:28:27,433 --> 00:28:29,633 Along terrible paths... 231 00:28:31,033 --> 00:28:32,166 Oh no. 232 00:28:33,566 --> 00:28:35,433 No, dear. 233 00:28:36,666 --> 00:28:38,633 How you destroyed me. 234 00:28:39,066 --> 00:28:41,033 Destroyed me, yes. 235 00:28:42,066 --> 00:28:43,666 Pain. 236 00:28:58,400 --> 00:28:59,666 U. 237 00:29:01,233 --> 00:29:03,200 My own brother. 238 00:29:04,633 --> 00:29:06,366 My beloved. 239 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,633 Take me to your um... 240 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,200 because I am nothing. 241 00:29:16,266 --> 00:29:19,033 I must go to nothingness. 242 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,666 I just want to die... 243 00:29:23,033 --> 00:29:25,200 and share the grave with you. 244 00:29:33,033 --> 00:29:35,400 The dead know no misery. 245 00:30:53,466 --> 00:30:54,833 Goodness. 246 00:30:56,966 --> 00:30:59,333 I knocked. - You did? 247 00:30:59,466 --> 00:31:01,400 Did I say come in? 248 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,833 I thought you overwhelming on stage. 249 00:31:06,366 --> 00:31:08,466 I wanted to congratulate you. 250 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,066 Are those yours? 251 00:31:13,366 --> 00:31:14,433 Yes. 252 00:31:18,166 --> 00:31:20,266 Very nice. Thank you. 253 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,566 Do you also give it to your wife? 254 00:31:26,133 --> 00:31:27,866 Naturally. 255 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,600 I look forward to your exhibition. 256 00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:43,733 You have one, don't you? 257 00:31:44,366 --> 00:31:46,100 Bram told me about it. 258 00:31:48,566 --> 00:31:51,366 Figuratively, or somewhat abstractly? 259 00:31:53,833 --> 00:31:57,400 Not your thing, right? Not a real Picasso lover. 260 00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:05,500 What's it going to be? Portraits? 261 00:32:06,466 --> 00:32:09,266 That too, and a lot of Jesus. 262 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,833 Exciting. -Oh well... 263 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:17,500 Are you playing tough? 264 00:32:24,033 --> 00:32:25,400 Watch... 265 00:32:27,233 --> 00:32:28,899 That's where we live. 266 00:32:36,966 --> 00:32:39,100 Did I say I was going home? 267 00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:45,466 I want to pose for you again. 268 00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:49,633 Now, tonight? 269 00:32:52,266 --> 00:32:53,800 But listen... 270 00:32:54,366 --> 00:32:57,899 I won't take off my clothes. Agree? 271 00:33:04,566 --> 00:33:07,033 Have you lived here long? 272 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,000 I was only 16 when I was received. 273 00:33:10,166 --> 00:33:13,433 For the first time in my life I satin a real bath. 274 00:33:14,866 --> 00:33:17,466 That warm feeling on your skin. 275 00:33:18,766 --> 00:33:21,733 Where do you come from? - Szabadszentkiraly. 276 00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:24,433 A five-day walk to Budapest. 277 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,633 And then the train to Belgium, to recover. 278 00:33:30,966 --> 00:33:32,699 And Bredius? 279 00:33:33,666 --> 00:33:36,233 Bram was my foster father's nephew. 280 00:33:36,966 --> 00:33:41,366 He picked me up every Saturday and take me to a museum. 281 00:33:41,533 --> 00:33:45,733 Imagine a destined gypsy girl to become a household routine. 282 00:33:45,866 --> 00:33:50,000 And suddenly I was face to face with Van Eyck, Breughel, Rubens ... 283 00:33:50,466 --> 00:33:52,233 So you decided to marry him. 284 00:33:57,733 --> 00:33:59,366 Safety. 285 00:34:01,166 --> 00:34:03,400 To entrust yourself to someone. 286 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,166 But do you also... 287 00:34:12,366 --> 00:34:13,933 Do you also have... 288 00:34:20,833 --> 00:34:22,233 I love that man. 289 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,666 Jolanka? - Jolanka. 290 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,200 Jesus... 291 00:34:32,533 --> 00:34:34,866 Should I ask you what you do? with your wife? 292 00:34:39,933 --> 00:34:43,566 Jolanka, please. It's not ready yet. 293 00:35:59,766 --> 00:36:00,866 Jolanka ... 294 00:36:55,066 --> 00:36:57,800 Courage for the great Master! 295 00:36:58,066 --> 00:37:02,266 Han, I have two glasses and a bottle that needs to be emptied. 296 00:37:02,433 --> 00:37:03,666 Company. 297 00:37:22,933 --> 00:37:27,533 Maybe it would be wiser if you keep get your hands off her now. 298 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:32,366 Han, do you want an exhibition? or a quickie? 299 00:37:32,633 --> 00:37:34,366 A quickie. 300 00:37:34,966 --> 00:37:37,766 Theo, that woman... - That woman is married. 301 00:37:40,133 --> 00:37:41,600 He'll explode. 302 00:37:41,766 --> 00:37:43,400 Yes, yes... - Loser. 303 00:37:44,266 --> 00:37:47,500 He might be willing to open up that exhibition of yours. 304 00:38:03,233 --> 00:38:04,600 Dad? 305 00:38:05,633 --> 00:38:07,033 Yes? 306 00:38:11,633 --> 00:38:14,000 Is Surabaya further away than The Hague? 307 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,233 Further than The Hague. 308 00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:23,866 Yes, much further. 309 00:38:24,666 --> 00:38:25,966 A hundred times? 310 00:38:27,666 --> 00:38:29,033 A thousand times? 311 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,066 Dad, it's over. 312 00:38:35,933 --> 00:38:37,066 Turn right. 313 00:38:43,366 --> 00:38:46,233 Sonny, it's beautiful. 314 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,200 But it's not done yet. Put that away. 315 00:38:52,233 --> 00:38:54,000 Now we take this one. 316 00:38:59,733 --> 00:39:01,000 And then? 317 00:39:04,733 --> 00:39:07,033 Jac, are you coming? 318 00:39:09,833 --> 00:39:11,899 Now it's done, see? 319 00:39:12,133 --> 00:39:14,433 Come along. -Let me be. 320 00:39:14,766 --> 00:39:16,766 Stop it, imbecile. 321 00:39:26,266 --> 00:39:28,366 Is this an assignment? 322 00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:31,500 Do you like it or not? 323 00:39:37,166 --> 00:39:40,133 Yes it is beautiful. 324 00:39:45,233 --> 00:39:46,466 It's alive. 325 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,200 So much... 326 00:39:52,733 --> 00:39:54,033 love. 327 00:40:09,233 --> 00:40:12,933 It surpasses the anecdotal. It surpasses the personal story. 328 00:40:13,133 --> 00:40:17,433 The filthy passions seep straight by the vamish. Dirty old man. 329 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,800 Well, cheers. 330 00:40:19,966 --> 00:40:23,800 To success. - Did he come to see you? 331 00:40:23,966 --> 00:40:27,800 Last night. And I put that away. 332 00:40:30,133 --> 00:40:31,400 But... 333 00:40:32,733 --> 00:40:34,899 An undeniable talent. 334 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,000 A promising craftsmanship. 335 00:40:38,166 --> 00:40:41,066 There is no other like Van Meegeren. 336 00:40:44,233 --> 00:40:46,966 Unparalleled authenticity. 337 00:40:48,033 --> 00:40:52,899 What shines through is unprecedented control of oil painting techniques. 338 00:40:53,433 --> 00:40:58,966 Van Meegeren does not hide anywhere that he is indebted to the old masters. 339 00:40:59,133 --> 00:41:00,833 A phenomenal talent... 340 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,966 where you can feel the breath of the Golden Age... 341 00:41:05,133 --> 00:41:08,400 and of course the chatter passion for his model. 342 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,166 Do you like it? 343 00:41:34,366 --> 00:41:37,500 You can't say that about yourself, can you? - Good? 344 00:41:39,166 --> 00:41:40,866 I didn't paint it. 345 00:41:41,233 --> 00:41:43,566 And you didn't pose either? 346 00:41:44,233 --> 00:41:45,833 It's about him. 347 00:41:46,466 --> 00:41:47,899 It's how he sees me. 348 00:42:06,366 --> 00:42:09,800 Chained passion, ladies and gentlemen. It is in abundance here. 349 00:42:10,066 --> 00:42:11,833 Volcanic zeal. 350 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:16,966 But where does the vessel become sacred? When does art become art? 351 00:42:17,866 --> 00:42:22,100 The craftsman turns into a maker when he is touched by the gods. 352 00:42:22,266 --> 00:42:27,066 There 'Christ with the apostles'. A tableau vivant, absolutely. 353 00:42:27,533 --> 00:42:29,500 But as natural as a photo... 354 00:42:29,666 --> 00:42:32,666 without the deep perception of faith. 355 00:42:32,833 --> 00:42:35,866 I would like to ask: Han, where are you? 356 00:42:36,033 --> 00:42:38,233 Where is your individuality? The originality. 357 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:39,866 Who is Van Meegeren? 358 00:42:40,466 --> 00:42:44,066 Are we dealing with a troublemaker? An amateur? 359 00:42:44,233 --> 00:42:45,500 A charlatan? 360 00:42:45,666 --> 00:42:49,733 Han van Meegeren is something you call a peintre du dimanche. 361 00:42:49,866 --> 00:42:52,033 A clever painting virtuoso. 362 00:43:32,966 --> 00:43:38,266 We find it in the plant kingdom as well as in the animal kingdom. 363 00:43:38,733 --> 00:43:40,233 The parasite. 364 00:43:41,133 --> 00:43:44,800 The parasite skillfully seftles herself on a host... 365 00:43:44,966 --> 00:43:48,500 and fills with his life energy. 366 00:43:48,933 --> 00:43:52,166 What does he bet? That parasite? 367 00:43:52,366 --> 00:43:53,866 What is the risk? 368 00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:59,266 The artist creates and pays for it with blood and sweat. 369 00:43:59,433 --> 00:44:02,899 With his nervous system, his life. 370 00:44:03,466 --> 00:44:05,266 And the expert? 371 00:44:05,766 --> 00:44:07,100 He leans back... 372 00:44:08,066 --> 00:44:10,500 yawns and smiles. 373 00:44:10,666 --> 00:44:13,866 With one stroke of the pen a life is destroyed. 374 00:44:14,133 --> 00:44:15,433 VULGAR KITCHEN 375 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:18,466 VAN MEEGEREN: NO VISION EXHIBITION: INCOHERENT 376 00:44:18,633 --> 00:44:20,366 CARICATURIST 377 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:26,166 And if you read this, you wanted revenge. 378 00:44:27,866 --> 00:44:29,666 I didn't want anything. 379 00:44:30,166 --> 00:44:33,266 The sight of a brush made me sick. 380 00:44:33,433 --> 00:44:36,200 I wanted to disappear. 381 00:44:49,966 --> 00:44:52,666 What do you want? - You have a visitor. 382 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:57,000 If you say it out loud, it's almost poetry. 383 00:44:57,166 --> 00:44:58,500 Jesus Christ, Han. 384 00:44:58,766 --> 00:45:00,400 'know nothing, I am nothing. I don't do anything right' 385 00:45:00,833 --> 00:45:05,200 And then he would tear up my drawings, you know? - Your son is here. 386 00:45:06,166 --> 00:45:07,866 Goddammit. 387 00:45:08,133 --> 00:45:12,033 Write 1000 lines. 'know nothing, I am nothing... 388 00:45:13,366 --> 00:45:15,000 I'm not doing anything right. ' 389 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:19,166 Do you know what my mother told me? 390 00:45:20,733 --> 00:45:23,233 I don't remember it myself anymore... 391 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:29,800 She had put me on the potty and then we colored figures. 392 00:45:32,933 --> 00:45:36,966 And he would punish me by sticking my hands in my shit. 393 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:50,566 Hi, little man. 394 00:45:52,133 --> 00:45:54,100 You look smart... 395 00:45:59,366 --> 00:46:00,699 What's going on? 396 00:46:03,633 --> 00:46:06,366 What's going on? - I'm going to visit grandpa in Surabaya. 397 00:46:48,033 --> 00:46:49,566 Jac... 398 00:46:59,666 --> 00:47:01,366 Bye, Han. 399 00:47:25,633 --> 00:47:28,200 What are you still doing here? 400 00:47:28,633 --> 00:47:31,600 I'll fold you to leave before seven o'clock. 401 00:47:31,933 --> 00:47:34,600 Come on, you have to go. 402 00:47:36,533 --> 00:47:39,033 Hurry up, why do I have to repeat it? every day? 403 00:48:28,266 --> 00:48:31,766 Hey, vagabond. Carefully. 404 00:48:33,933 --> 00:48:38,233 You can look at it, but don't touch it. 405 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,833 What did I say? - It's beautiful. 406 00:48:42,133 --> 00:48:45,800 Yes of course. Everything I have is beautiful. 407 00:48:45,966 --> 00:48:48,400 It's a masterpiece. - A masterpiece? 408 00:48:48,566 --> 00:48:53,833 Yes, it is made in Holland. The land of tulips. 409 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:55,733 It's only 5000. 410 00:48:55,866 --> 00:48:59,266 5000? That's way too much. - Too many? Look at it. 411 00:49:49,766 --> 00:49:52,833 What are you looking for here? -l ... 412 00:49:53,366 --> 00:49:54,966 I don't search, I find. 413 00:49:58,066 --> 00:50:01,133 Are you alone? - With Bram. 414 00:50:01,266 --> 00:50:04,233 He let me come along. He is giving a guest lecture here. 415 00:50:05,133 --> 00:50:07,600 What a coincidence. 416 00:50:07,766 --> 00:50:09,600 I knew you were... 417 00:50:09,766 --> 00:50:12,833 Not that you were a musician. 418 00:50:16,366 --> 00:50:18,633 Theo said you were in Rome. 419 00:50:18,933 --> 00:50:20,666 He sends his regards. 420 00:50:24,133 --> 00:50:25,466 Do you know... 421 00:50:26,133 --> 00:50:29,000 I have to go to the Galleria Borghese. 422 00:50:36,366 --> 00:50:38,066 Do you still paint? - No. 423 00:50:41,666 --> 00:50:45,233 Have you been here before? - On our honeymoon. 424 00:50:51,266 --> 00:50:55,800 Bram really thought you were promising. He regretted what he had done to the deer. 425 00:50:55,966 --> 00:50:58,633 He's not like that. Bram is a good man. 426 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:00,000 Really? 427 00:51:01,166 --> 00:51:05,400 Han, you painted me so incredibly beautiful. 428 00:51:07,433 --> 00:51:10,566 Is that what you mean? - Like I was looking in the mirror. 429 00:51:11,633 --> 00:51:15,033 When I'm alone, without prying eyes. 430 00:51:18,566 --> 00:51:19,600 I have to go. 431 00:51:29,533 --> 00:51:32,500 Will I see you tomorrow? I have a surprise for you. 432 00:51:32,666 --> 00:51:35,366 You're getting divorced. - Why should I? 433 00:51:35,533 --> 00:51:38,200 See you tomorrow? My treat. 434 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:49,633 Look, the believers. This is pure magic for them. 435 00:51:50,133 --> 00:51:54,266 Caravaggio captures the moment just before the Lord will break the bread... 436 00:51:54,433 --> 00:51:58,066 when the believers at Emmaus recognize him. 437 00:51:58,233 --> 00:52:01,066 As you all know, Caravaggio had a huge influence... 438 00:52:01,233 --> 00:52:06,033 about Dutch painters from the 17th century. Especially Rembrandt. 439 00:52:06,600 --> 00:52:10,466 Not on Johannes Vermeer? - There is no evidence that he knew Caravaggio. 440 00:52:10,633 --> 00:52:15,366 But I'm sure one day we will find a connection between them. 441 00:52:15,466 --> 00:52:16,899 How? 442 00:52:55,033 --> 00:52:57,766 With the compliments of your impresario. 443 00:53:00,266 --> 00:53:01,433 Did he... 444 00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:03,233 Wait, you can't do that. 445 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:06,366 I'm hungry. Hungry. -Oh no. 446 00:53:08,833 --> 00:53:10,899 Money, money. 447 00:53:14,366 --> 00:53:17,100 That'll take him a while. - He buys grappa. 448 00:53:17,266 --> 00:53:19,933 Or brandy for his drunken father. 449 00:53:34,833 --> 00:53:36,166 £15,000? 450 00:53:43,733 --> 00:53:45,866 Theo, Theo, Theo. 451 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:49,433 Excuse me. 452 00:53:51,933 --> 00:53:54,566 A bottle of Prosecco, please. 453 00:53:54,733 --> 00:53:57,833 And a room, please. With a bath. 454 00:53:59,366 --> 00:54:02,766 That's for a Frans Hals I once restored for Theo. 455 00:54:03,233 --> 00:54:05,500 But wasn't that... - It's sold. 456 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:08,266 But that was a forgery, wasn't it? 457 00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:13,500 Thank you. 458 00:54:21,033 --> 00:54:23,600 Just don't think I'm going to sleep with you. 459 00:54:28,033 --> 00:54:29,200 Why not? 460 00:54:36,266 --> 00:54:38,500 Why do you want it so bad? 461 00:55:12,233 --> 00:55:14,566 You can make money with that. 462 00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:17,733 I know. 463 00:55:19,033 --> 00:55:21,066 You mean you actually did it? 464 00:55:23,166 --> 00:55:25,166 My father... 465 00:55:25,366 --> 00:55:26,833 Do you miss him? 466 00:55:31,400 --> 00:55:33,366 I had to play every day. 467 00:55:34,633 --> 00:55:36,033 In bars. 468 00:55:38,366 --> 00:55:41,600 No bars, beer cavems on the streets. 469 00:55:43,166 --> 00:55:45,466 He would spend all my money on booze. 470 00:55:46,933 --> 00:55:49,066 Or about things I don't know. 471 00:55:54,366 --> 00:55:57,166 You must see. - I was seven. 472 00:55:59,366 --> 00:56:01,866 Every night I went to bed hungry. 473 00:56:06,133 --> 00:56:07,800 But not anymore. 474 00:56:09,466 --> 00:56:10,666 Never again. -But... 475 00:56:10,833 --> 00:56:12,800 Let's leave it at that. 476 00:56:14,200 --> 00:56:16,000 Okay? - Yes. 477 00:56:24,266 --> 00:56:25,800 Thank you. - Don't mention it. 478 00:56:30,133 --> 00:56:31,466 Put it on. 479 00:57:56,366 --> 00:57:57,966 You really want me, right? 480 00:58:25,566 --> 00:58:27,233 Amateur... 481 00:58:28,366 --> 00:58:30,100 Charlatan... 482 00:58:33,566 --> 00:58:36,699 Who is Van Meegeren ... 483 00:59:18,233 --> 00:59:20,000 Is this a good idea? 484 00:59:20,666 --> 00:59:22,400 You are mine. 485 00:59:22,833 --> 00:59:25,466 You are my muse, day and night, forever. 486 00:59:25,633 --> 00:59:29,066 Weet je wat je muze zegt? Go back to painting. 487 00:59:29,233 --> 00:59:32,600 Fine, you. I just want to paint you. 488 00:59:32,766 --> 00:59:35,733 You have to pose for me. - I just did it. Han, I... 489 00:59:42,433 --> 00:59:45,166 Han, I'm already way too late. - To look. 490 00:59:45,366 --> 00:59:47,699 Nice. - Yes, but old. 491 00:59:47,866 --> 00:59:51,033 A Dutch painter, unsigned. 5000 lira. 492 00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:53,633 A lot of money for such crap. - Yes, but... 493 00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:56,366 Hello, welcome back. 494 00:59:56,533 --> 00:59:59,233 How are you? - Great, now that I see you. 495 00:59:59,533 --> 01:00:01,366 Excellent. 496 01:00:01,833 --> 01:00:05,033 The painting, 3500. -3500? 497 01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:07,500 Agreed to meet. Lucky me. 498 01:00:08,200 --> 01:00:11,466 Here. - Oh, thank you, my friend. 499 01:00:11,966 --> 01:00:14,266 My regards to the woman. 500 01:00:23,133 --> 01:00:25,933 It's old, it's good, it's beautiful. And then? 501 01:00:26,066 --> 01:00:28,833 What do you want with it? - It's for you. 502 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:31,666 What will Bram say? - Bram. Bram ... 503 01:00:31,833 --> 01:00:34,733 Would you like it if it is signed? - Han, please... 504 01:00:34,866 --> 01:00:37,866 You should have gotten married... You married that genius. 505 01:00:38,033 --> 01:00:40,433 Stop it. - Knowledge yes, understanding, no. 506 01:00:40,600 --> 01:00:43,633 Maybe he was right. - What? When? 507 01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:45,899 You're hurting me. - Spoiled slut. 508 01:00:48,566 --> 01:00:49,666 20 paintings. 509 01:00:49,833 --> 01:00:52,400 I had to dump 20 paintings because of that bastard. 510 01:00:52,566 --> 01:00:54,666 Bram wasn't the only one who thought... - What? 511 01:00:54,833 --> 01:00:56,666 your work was flat. 512 01:00:57,366 --> 01:01:00,066 He thought my work was down? Did he say that? 513 01:01:00,233 --> 01:01:02,000 Impersonal. Mostly that. 514 01:01:08,566 --> 01:01:10,033 Right. 515 01:01:10,800 --> 01:01:12,200 Impersonal. 516 01:01:40,233 --> 01:01:42,633 There is no evidence that he knew Caravaggio. 517 01:01:42,800 --> 01:01:46,933 But I'm sure one day we will find a connection between them. 518 01:01:47,066 --> 01:01:48,366 The missing link. 519 01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:24,633 Have you had enough of Rome? 520 01:04:24,966 --> 01:04:28,566 I have lived among olive trees for six years. 521 01:04:28,733 --> 01:04:32,066 In Rocquebrune. The French Riviera. - Thanks to my Hals. 522 01:04:33,166 --> 01:04:34,433 Indeed. 523 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:52,366 Can we try that again? 524 01:04:52,533 --> 01:04:55,100 I'm an artist, not a forger. 525 01:04:55,266 --> 01:04:59,566 You have the talent for it. - I'm onto something much better. 526 01:04:59,733 --> 01:05:01,433 A Vermeer. - A Vermeer? 527 01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:04,566 Yes, a Vermeer. - Areal Vermeer? 528 01:05:04,866 --> 01:05:06,166 Yes. 529 01:05:06,366 --> 01:05:09,366 Signed? -LVM. 530 01:05:14,533 --> 01:05:16,466 What kind of painting is it? 531 01:05:18,366 --> 01:05:20,266 Mrs. Bredius. 532 01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:24,266 That Vermeer. What kind of painting is it? 533 01:05:25,566 --> 01:05:27,533 Jesus rose from the dead. 534 01:05:27,666 --> 01:05:30,233 And he goes to lunch with the Emmaus Pilgrims. 535 01:05:30,533 --> 01:05:33,366 Tell me why they're selling the Vermeer. 536 01:05:33,833 --> 01:05:38,400 Well, this collector, Marquis so-and-so, a very nice man... 537 01:05:38,566 --> 01:05:41,800 has been beaten up by a few black shirts. That's bad. 538 01:05:41,966 --> 01:05:46,366 So he wants to leave Italy for America. - How do we know if it's real? 539 01:05:46,466 --> 01:05:49,966 Who do you think I am? It is slightly damaged. 540 01:05:50,133 --> 01:05:53,666 A little tearful, but it's beautiful. 541 01:05:53,833 --> 01:05:56,666 Indescribable. Caravaggio doesn't even come close. 542 01:05:57,066 --> 01:05:59,733 Neither does Rembrandt. - Are there any documents? 543 01:05:59,866 --> 01:06:03,466 Stop bullying, I'll take care of that. What do we do? 80-20? 544 01:06:03,633 --> 01:06:06,366 Just like with the Hals, 50-50. 545 01:06:06,933 --> 01:06:09,766 Theo, how often do you get a Vermeer? 546 01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:12,133 70-30. 547 01:06:16,166 --> 01:06:17,566 Yes or yes? 548 01:06:24,600 --> 01:06:26,500 Oh, just one thing. 549 01:06:26,666 --> 01:06:30,200 Make sure it is verified asa Vermeer. 550 01:06:30,366 --> 01:06:31,933 By Bredius. 551 01:06:32,066 --> 01:06:33,266 Bredius? - Yes. 552 01:06:33,433 --> 01:06:36,766 He will not receive you. - Right, that's where you come in. 553 01:06:36,933 --> 01:06:40,866 And that's why you get 30%. 30% of 200,000 or 300,000? 554 01:06:45,433 --> 01:06:47,233 I beg you. 555 01:06:47,800 --> 01:06:51,699 Live now, ye sorrowful... 556 01:06:52,600 --> 01:06:55,166 you radiant... 557 01:06:55,366 --> 01:06:58,699 gracious to my sorrow. 558 01:06:59,466 --> 01:07:01,366 You know my suffering. 559 01:07:02,133 --> 01:07:04,366 To you I would like to dedicate... 560 01:07:04,666 --> 01:07:06,466 my sadness... 561 01:07:06,733 --> 01:07:08,366 and my death. 562 01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:30,600 Come with me. 563 01:07:31,733 --> 01:07:33,166 I'm very sorry. 564 01:07:34,133 --> 01:07:36,699 About Rome, my terrible behavior. 565 01:07:38,766 --> 01:07:40,800 I want to marry you. 566 01:07:41,666 --> 01:07:43,033 Marry a spoiled slut? 567 01:07:43,966 --> 01:07:47,600 I can't live without you. You are my love... 568 01:07:47,766 --> 01:07:49,833 my muse, my everything. 569 01:08:03,633 --> 01:08:06,033 Do you remember what we agreed? -I'm not a child. 570 01:08:06,200 --> 01:08:10,766 Chained passion. To remember? Volcanic zeal. 571 01:08:14,133 --> 01:08:15,100 Bram! 572 01:08:55,266 --> 01:08:57,233 And so it happened... 573 01:09:00,233 --> 01:09:02,266 that he was with them... 574 01:09:05,366 --> 01:09:07,066 took the bread... 575 01:09:11,200 --> 01:09:12,666 and blessed it. 576 01:09:19,200 --> 01:09:20,633 My God... 577 01:09:46,666 --> 01:09:49,100 I got you, parasite. 578 01:09:50,933 --> 01:09:54,500 An unpleasant memory is often re-experienced as physical pain. 579 01:09:54,666 --> 01:09:58,100 That could explain his alcohol addiction. 580 01:09:58,266 --> 01:10:01,866 And his fantasies of omnipotence. - You mean his narcissism? 581 01:10:02,033 --> 01:10:05,500 His resentment, his paranoia? -Is that all? 582 01:10:06,833 --> 01:10:09,733 Your hysterical psychopathy. - The expert. 583 01:10:12,600 --> 01:10:16,433 The suspect just wanted it to enrich themselves through criminal means. 584 01:10:16,600 --> 01:10:19,966 During the occupation he acquired more than 50 houses in Amsterdam. 585 01:10:20,133 --> 01:10:22,466 Mansions, hotels... - Bourgeois ... 586 01:10:22,633 --> 01:10:23,966 Excuse me? 587 01:10:24,133 --> 01:10:27,600 Your honor... - He conducts his own defense. 588 01:10:28,766 --> 01:10:32,666 Have you ever really taken a break? for a painting? 589 01:10:33,633 --> 01:10:37,699 And really looked? Ever been moved by its beauty? 590 01:10:37,866 --> 01:10:41,866 Sentimental talk, Your Honor. - Have you ever been to a museum? 591 01:10:42,033 --> 01:10:46,166 No excuse for collaboration. - Ever seen a Vermeer up close? 592 01:10:53,133 --> 01:10:55,933 Look at that, the head... 593 01:10:56,400 --> 01:10:58,066 It's nothing. 594 01:11:10,433 --> 01:11:12,899 Jesus looks like a girl. 595 01:11:15,666 --> 01:11:17,566 And what a girl... 596 01:11:18,266 --> 01:11:20,566 And she looks so familiar... 597 01:11:24,266 --> 01:11:26,233 Hey, fatso. 598 01:11:26,966 --> 01:11:28,466 Look carefully. 599 01:11:30,666 --> 01:11:32,666 That homely appearance. 600 01:11:33,833 --> 01:11:36,366 You still remember it, don't you? 601 01:11:38,466 --> 01:11:39,600 Come. 602 01:11:39,766 --> 01:11:42,366 Come, young friend. 603 01:11:43,966 --> 01:11:46,400 What you feel in all this... 604 01:11:46,566 --> 01:11:49,666 is Vermeer's deep love for his models. 605 01:11:50,533 --> 01:11:54,366 The magic. Where's the magic? 606 01:11:55,000 --> 01:11:57,600 This has nothing to do with Vermeer. 607 01:11:57,766 --> 01:12:01,899 Is that perspective? And those colors look like shit. 608 01:12:03,366 --> 01:12:06,466 Vermeer would fall into his grave. 609 01:12:07,766 --> 01:12:11,200 My son, you shouldn't drink so much. 610 01:12:16,633 --> 01:12:18,600 But I saw the allure... 611 01:12:18,766 --> 01:12:20,600 of the crackle. 612 01:12:27,266 --> 01:12:31,833 The unbearable tension. 613 01:13:13,633 --> 01:13:14,833 Hello? 614 01:13:17,200 --> 01:13:18,766 Someone home? 615 01:13:18,933 --> 01:13:20,066 No. 616 01:13:22,566 --> 01:13:25,633 Sir, open the door. 617 01:13:28,600 --> 01:13:30,766 I don't want visitors. 618 01:13:31,933 --> 01:13:34,466 I am looking for Mr van Meegeren. 619 01:13:52,066 --> 01:13:53,500 What do you want? 620 01:13:56,133 --> 01:13:57,066 What? 621 01:13:59,033 --> 01:14:00,266 Dad? 622 01:14:09,366 --> 01:14:11,699 Hey, son... - Hey, Dad. 623 01:14:11,866 --> 01:14:14,533 Hey man. Hey, kid. 624 01:14:23,233 --> 01:14:26,600 I was so proud of you. -And I love you. 625 01:14:30,266 --> 01:14:31,566 I until am. 626 01:14:33,733 --> 01:14:36,066 I want to show you something. 627 01:14:40,233 --> 01:14:43,266 Where is your studio? - I don't paint anymore. 628 01:14:43,433 --> 01:14:46,833 What a shame. Mom always said... - I went into business. 629 01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:48,766 With Uncle Theo. 630 01:14:54,966 --> 01:14:56,699 Strange canvas. 631 01:14:57,633 --> 01:14:58,866 It's old? 632 01:14:59,033 --> 01:15:00,166 Here. 633 01:15:02,233 --> 01:15:05,000 ILV.M. - Johannes Vermeer. 634 01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:08,400 No. Area one? 635 01:15:09,166 --> 01:15:10,866 Yes. - Impossible. 636 01:15:11,566 --> 01:15:13,899 How? - Uncle Theo's connection. 637 01:15:17,033 --> 01:15:20,166 How many Vermeers are there? -34, 638 01:15:20,966 --> 01:15:23,266 And do you have one in the kitchen? 639 01:15:27,966 --> 01:15:28,899 What? 640 01:15:30,366 --> 01:15:31,833 For Vermeer it is... 641 01:15:33,133 --> 01:15:34,600 It's so rude. 642 01:15:36,266 --> 01:15:38,666 It's not really like Vermeer. Her... 643 01:15:39,733 --> 01:15:41,400 Something's missing. 644 01:15:42,233 --> 01:15:46,066 His mysterious period. It is a gap in art history. 645 01:15:46,233 --> 01:15:48,766 Vermeer's religious work. 646 01:15:49,600 --> 01:15:51,233 Jesus, dad... 647 01:15:52,766 --> 01:15:54,433 Areal Vermeer? 648 01:15:55,133 --> 01:15:58,433 Would you please do something for me? Here. Jac, please. 649 01:15:58,600 --> 01:16:01,566 It's a Vermeer. That doesn't cut it for you. 650 01:16:29,733 --> 01:16:31,233 It's not Vermeer. 651 01:16:34,200 --> 01:16:35,933 It's yours. 652 01:16:37,266 --> 01:16:38,233 Yes. 653 01:16:39,533 --> 01:16:41,200 What are you doing? 654 01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:48,833 It must look old. Look at me. 655 01:16:49,600 --> 01:16:51,366 Listen. 656 01:16:51,533 --> 01:16:53,699 I can't do it, Jac. 657 01:16:54,733 --> 01:16:57,933 A small cut, nothing more. - And then? 658 01:16:58,066 --> 01:17:01,966 Then it's a Vermeer, right? - If it has a certificate of authenticity. 659 01:17:02,133 --> 01:17:04,500 You want to sell it? Dad, you're not... 660 01:17:04,666 --> 01:17:07,766 The Rijksmuseum wants it. Boijmans, the Mauritshuis ... 661 01:17:07,933 --> 01:17:10,966 They bid against each other. Half a million. 662 01:17:11,133 --> 01:17:13,000 Americans are taking action. 663 01:17:13,166 --> 01:17:14,899 You are a counterfeiter. 664 01:17:15,533 --> 01:17:17,800 I just forged a signature. 665 01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:22,233 You are an artist. - Yes, my work will be in the Rijksmuseum. 666 01:17:22,400 --> 01:17:26,066 Son, your father in the Hall of Fame. 667 01:17:27,133 --> 01:17:29,433 Anonymous, but still 668 01:17:29,600 --> 01:17:32,766 Imagine, Hals, Rembrandt... 669 01:17:32,933 --> 01:17:34,733 And then... 670 01:17:35,033 --> 01:17:36,533 your father. 671 01:17:36,966 --> 01:17:39,100 My father? - Yes. 672 01:17:39,266 --> 01:17:41,100 A serious scammer. 673 01:18:14,066 --> 01:18:15,500 Recognition? 674 01:18:15,666 --> 01:18:16,666 Right? 675 01:18:18,466 --> 01:18:19,433 Is that it? 676 01:18:26,600 --> 01:18:28,466 I'm sorry I... 677 01:18:31,666 --> 01:18:33,899 It's okay. 678 01:18:35,466 --> 01:18:38,033 Whatever you do, it's okay. 679 01:18:39,533 --> 01:18:41,866 Even if you're mad at. 680 01:18:45,466 --> 01:18:47,666 I hope it works. 681 01:18:48,066 --> 01:18:49,466 That they buy it. 682 01:18:49,633 --> 01:18:52,666 That you're going to hang there next to Rembrandt. 683 01:18:55,566 --> 01:18:57,533 We will show them. 684 01:19:01,366 --> 01:19:03,000 Revenge. 685 01:19:06,133 --> 01:19:07,966 It's childish, but... 686 01:19:10,066 --> 01:19:11,400 I'll take him. 687 01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:21,733 Sitting on a wobbly chair... 688 01:19:21,933 --> 01:19:25,433 with sticky leather... 689 01:19:26,166 --> 01:19:30,899 I want to get my glass but I spill wine on my blouse. 690 01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:34,866 This special blouse for artists, made of batik. 691 01:19:35,366 --> 01:19:37,600 Your mother made it for me. 692 01:19:37,766 --> 01:19:40,666 Embroidered with beads and gold thread. 693 01:19:41,600 --> 01:19:43,433 She gave it to me. 694 01:19:55,733 --> 01:19:57,866 Once it hangs there... 695 01:19:59,133 --> 01:20:01,466 [I'm telling the truth. And pay it all back. 696 01:20:01,633 --> 01:20:03,966 They look like fools. 697 01:20:10,066 --> 01:20:14,966 Besides that blue... - And the hand... 698 01:20:15,133 --> 01:20:18,899 What do you know about the origin? 699 01:20:21,733 --> 01:20:23,666 It's the missing link. 700 01:20:25,633 --> 01:20:29,166 Yes, the subtlety... 701 01:20:29,666 --> 01:20:32,233 Where does it come from? - Perfectly documented. 702 01:20:32,400 --> 01:20:34,366 Marquis Doria de Pamphilj. 703 01:20:38,666 --> 01:20:42,066 A deeply felt work that sublimates the biblical story. 704 01:20:42,233 --> 01:20:45,166 Such a unity of form is a property of the highest art. 705 01:20:52,366 --> 01:20:54,266 The stunt of the century, Dad. 706 01:20:57,566 --> 01:20:59,233 The best day of your life. 707 01:21:00,600 --> 01:21:03,766 Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen... 708 01:21:03,933 --> 01:21:05,833 a moving masterpiece. 709 01:21:06,166 --> 01:21:10,133 I dare say, by Johannes Vermeer masterpiece. 710 01:21:10,433 --> 01:21:13,966 Art never produced a more noble creation. 711 01:21:14,733 --> 01:21:19,366 Your Majesty, give us 'Christ at Emmaus' by Johannes Vermeer. 712 01:22:27,533 --> 01:22:28,966 Nice? 713 01:22:29,866 --> 01:22:33,233 My God, it is the most beautiful Vermeer I've ever seen. 714 01:22:38,066 --> 01:22:40,400 I had a feeling you would be here. 715 01:22:43,933 --> 01:22:45,400 I had to be here. 716 01:22:48,666 --> 01:22:51,233 Han, I missed you. 717 01:22:54,800 --> 01:22:56,633 Did you forget me? 718 01:22:58,433 --> 01:23:01,400 Have you ever thought about me? - To look. 719 01:23:03,833 --> 01:23:05,233 That's you. 720 01:23:06,366 --> 01:23:08,666 Han, that canvas is 300 years old. 721 01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:12,433 I made it. I painted it. 722 01:23:14,200 --> 01:23:15,533 Who is that? 723 01:23:16,266 --> 01:23:20,366 The Messiah. - No, look closely at those eyes. 724 01:23:27,400 --> 01:23:29,233 How could I have forgotten you? 725 01:23:29,800 --> 01:23:32,533 Not for a day, not for an hour, not even... 726 01:23:38,033 --> 01:23:39,800 What inspires you? 727 01:23:40,733 --> 01:23:42,466 They all fell for it. 728 01:23:43,066 --> 01:23:46,166 I come clean about everything. I'll pay it back. 729 01:23:46,366 --> 01:23:49,766 520,000 guilders. - And what have you achieved? 730 01:23:52,266 --> 01:23:54,100 You want Bram to look stupid. 731 01:23:58,200 --> 01:23:59,400 Don't. 732 01:24:00,066 --> 01:24:01,033 Han... 733 01:24:02,933 --> 01:24:04,433 You've already won. 734 01:24:05,200 --> 01:24:07,100 I left him. 735 01:24:12,933 --> 01:24:16,366 My son. Jac, this is Jolanka Lakatos. - Hello Jac. 736 01:24:18,166 --> 01:24:20,200 Quite an asset, right? 737 01:24:21,633 --> 01:24:23,966 And it hangs so beautifully here. 738 01:24:27,733 --> 01:24:28,833 Dad. Now. 739 01:24:31,366 --> 01:24:32,266 Now. 740 01:24:39,600 --> 01:24:41,100 What are you doing? 741 01:24:58,666 --> 01:25:00,233 My sweet boy... 742 01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:03,100 I baked... 743 01:25:04,033 --> 01:25:06,033 but failed. 744 01:25:08,233 --> 01:25:10,133 And I disappointed you. 745 01:25:11,466 --> 01:25:14,033 I can't turn back time... 746 01:25:15,633 --> 01:25:18,166 and hope you forgive me. 747 01:25:19,766 --> 01:25:24,166 That you remember the good father I wanted to be so bad. 748 01:25:50,933 --> 01:25:55,366 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 749 01:25:57,000 --> 01:26:00,800 Congratulations. And you too. 750 01:26:11,633 --> 01:26:13,466 We might not get away again. 751 01:26:14,433 --> 01:26:16,566 We are going back to the Netherlands. 752 01:26:29,366 --> 01:26:31,066 Fantastic. 753 01:26:31,733 --> 01:26:35,600 That dark, German atmosphere. 754 01:26:36,766 --> 01:26:38,366 Tenific. 755 01:26:39,200 --> 01:26:42,633 Mr art dealer... - Reich Marshal. 756 01:26:43,400 --> 01:26:47,400 You should find something like that for me too. 757 01:26:50,466 --> 01:26:52,166 I've had it with Jesus. 758 01:26:52,366 --> 01:26:54,866 Do you know how much they pay? - I don't care. 759 01:26:55,466 --> 01:26:58,633 I have made more Vermeers than Vermeer himself. - 1.5 million. 760 01:27:00,466 --> 01:27:01,866 That fat man. 761 01:27:02,866 --> 01:27:04,000 Yonder. 762 01:27:06,433 --> 01:27:07,833 Goering? - Goering. 763 01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:11,433 Hitler already has two Vermeers, now he wants one too. 764 01:27:14,966 --> 01:27:16,666 Bloody dangerous. 765 01:27:17,366 --> 01:27:21,233 If he discovers it is fake, he will serve I have my own balls for breakfast. 766 01:27:43,366 --> 01:27:46,500 I can't help but be a Renaissance man. 767 01:27:47,800 --> 01:27:49,699 Where does it come from? 768 01:27:50,833 --> 01:27:54,033 I could barely stop them. - The paint is still wet. 769 01:27:54,200 --> 01:27:56,033 Every detail is documented. 770 01:27:56,733 --> 01:27:59,366 Have the pigments been analyzed? 771 01:27:59,533 --> 01:28:02,833 Has the crackle been checked? The list? 772 01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:07,000 Absolutely, Herr Reich Marshal. Technically it is waterproof. 773 01:28:07,800 --> 01:28:10,033 Around 1654. 774 01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:26,633 Fantastic. 775 01:28:26,833 --> 01:28:30,400 That dark, German atmosphere. 776 01:28:51,366 --> 01:28:53,699 This is not a Boy Scout uniform. 777 01:28:54,133 --> 01:28:58,266 If you want to screw those damn Krauts, you'll have to suck them up first. 778 01:28:58,433 --> 01:28:59,666 Scamming is a profession. 779 01:28:59,833 --> 01:29:03,766 Your Honor, to summarize, this photo is more than burdensome. 780 01:29:03,933 --> 01:29:08,033 Listen, I'm a counterfeiter, a swindler, but I'm not a traitor. 781 01:29:56,133 --> 01:29:58,699 Another small canvas... 782 01:29:59,966 --> 01:30:03,366 and I can fill the entire Keizersgracht... 783 01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:06,033 with tinsel. 784 01:30:09,566 --> 01:30:11,366 Another Jesus. 785 01:30:11,533 --> 01:30:12,966 Another Vermeer. 786 01:30:13,133 --> 01:30:15,166 What else? A Picasso? 787 01:30:16,366 --> 01:30:18,200 One Van Meegeren. 788 01:30:18,866 --> 01:30:21,333 I want to see a Han van Meegeren. 789 01:30:21,633 --> 01:30:23,233 I love you. 790 01:30:29,200 --> 01:30:32,366 Walking in the dark along the edge of a ravine. 791 01:30:32,966 --> 01:30:36,066 Have no idea what you are looking for... 792 01:30:36,233 --> 01:30:38,366 until you find it. 793 01:30:41,966 --> 01:30:44,433 There's a chance you'll fall for it straight away. 794 01:30:45,400 --> 01:30:47,200 You should try it. 795 01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:26,733 To look. -For me? 796 01:31:27,266 --> 01:31:31,800 No, for Hitler. Can you please give it to him? 797 01:31:32,466 --> 01:31:35,833 Certainly. But you have to sign it first. 798 01:31:36,266 --> 01:31:38,266 Of course I'll do it right now. 799 01:31:50,133 --> 01:31:52,933 Walking in the dark along the edge of a ravine. 800 01:31:53,066 --> 01:31:56,866 Isn't that what you wanted? - You're lucky he left it on his chessboard. 801 01:31:57,466 --> 01:31:59,233 You are mine. 802 01:31:59,400 --> 01:32:02,400 Yes? - Yes you love me. 803 01:32:02,866 --> 01:32:05,699 Say it. Say it. 804 01:32:07,000 --> 01:32:09,899 You seduced me, on the stairs. 805 01:32:11,033 --> 01:32:14,366 Vian Meegeren between Hals and Rembrandt. 806 01:32:14,533 --> 01:32:16,699 That interests you, doesn't it? 807 01:32:16,866 --> 01:32:20,699 Er is geen Van Meegeren next to Rembrandt nor against Frans Hals. 808 01:32:21,466 --> 01:32:26,866 Do I have a canvas there, yes or no? - Yes, but no one knows it's yours. 809 01:32:29,066 --> 01:32:33,033 In 50 years no one will know who was Han van Meegeren. 810 01:32:34,566 --> 01:32:36,899 Do you know what Theo said to me? 811 01:32:37,066 --> 01:32:39,133 Do you know what you're missing? 812 01:32:39,600 --> 01:32:40,966 Character. 813 01:32:41,133 --> 01:32:43,933 Expressing things you don't know you own it. 814 01:32:44,066 --> 01:32:45,899 Do I hear Professor Bredius there? 815 01:32:46,166 --> 01:32:49,699 Imagination, originality. That's art. 816 01:32:50,233 --> 01:32:52,400 A woman like a cube with one eye. 817 01:32:52,566 --> 01:32:56,066 A composition of blue squares with black lines. What do they call that? 818 01:32:56,233 --> 01:32:59,899 Degenerate art. - And to copy Vermeer for Mr Göring? 819 01:33:00,066 --> 01:33:02,733 I have never copied Vermeer. 820 01:33:03,033 --> 01:33:04,366 I never... 821 01:33:05,166 --> 01:33:06,366 Never. 822 01:33:10,533 --> 01:33:12,433 You must be crazy. 823 01:33:17,133 --> 01:33:19,833 If they ever discover this... 824 01:33:21,800 --> 01:33:24,233 Who would be so crazy? to write this; "For the Fuhrer". 825 01:33:26,400 --> 01:33:29,233 He knows what real art is. 826 01:33:48,233 --> 01:33:50,033 Is this high treason? 827 01:33:50,833 --> 01:33:53,766 To ask the question is to answer it. 828 01:33:54.240 -->01:33:58.234 Under the special justice law I therefore seek the highest punishment. 828 01:34:27,166 --> 01:34:28,466 Thank you. 829 01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:45,666 Dedicated to our beloved Führer Han van Meegeren 830 01:35:10,433 --> 01:35:14,666 I can't see into someone's soul but revenge seems a plausible motive. 831 01:35:14,833 --> 01:35:18,366 You're easy to fool, ma'am. - I painted that canvas. 832 01:35:18,466 --> 01:35:22,866 I can prove it. Give me paint. I beg you, palette, canvas... 833 01:35:23,033 --> 01:35:26,166 A nice bottle of Bordeaux? A chaise longue by the fireplace? 834 01:35:26,366 --> 01:35:27,833 Doctor? 835 01:35:28,000 --> 01:35:32,800 I would ask the court to consider granting Mr van Meegeren the benefit of the doubt. 836 01:35:32,966 --> 01:35:34,066 Absurd. 837 01:35:35,066 --> 01:35:38,000 A painting presentation? I protest, Your Honor. 838 01:35:38,833 --> 01:35:42,133 He was not only an opportunist, he was a fanatical follower. 839 01:35:42,266 --> 01:35:44,966 Do you believe in his innocence? - No. 840 01:35:46,233 --> 01:35:47,600 Not at all. 841 01:35:48,666 --> 01:35:52,166 But only the Creator decides whose life to take. 842 01:35:52,366 --> 01:35:54,166 Or whatever we call him. 843 01:35:55,600 --> 01:35:58,733 The court is adjourned for further notice. 844 01:36:39,666 --> 01:36:43,866 So a brand new Vermeer, the paint is filled wet. 845 01:36:44,033 --> 01:36:48,800 I have great admiration for what Mr van Meegeren has achieved. 846 01:36:50,833 --> 01:36:53,899 Today we will get clarity regarding the question... 847 01:36:54,066 --> 01:36:57,899 whether or not the suspect committed high treason. 848 01:37:02,033 --> 01:37:07,766 I now give the floor to the chairman of the committee of experts, professor Bredius. 849 01:37:08,866 --> 01:37:12,699 It's easy. Your Honor, let me be brief. 850 01:37:12,866 --> 01:37:18,433 This painting is no match for Vermeer that ended up in the hands of the Nazis. 851 01:37:18,600 --> 01:37:24,466 Göring's loot dates from the same period as the unsurpassed 'Christ at Emmaus'. 852 01:37:25,000 --> 01:37:29,000 The stylistic similarities between both masterpieces are clearly visible. 853 01:37:29,366 --> 01:37:33,633 Well, and then this pale imitation. 854 01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:39,166 I'm afraid Mr. Van Meegeren won't make it his life with this Sunday paint job. 855 01:37:39,666 --> 01:37:42,233 Idiot. Withered art pope. 856 01:37:42,400 --> 01:37:44,466 I don't talk to employees. 857 01:37:45,733 --> 01:37:47,666 You will be discovered, Bredius. 858 01:37:48,633 --> 01:37:50,166 I'm sorry. 859 01:37:50,633 --> 01:37:54,200 I can't protect your skin. - Your own skin, you mean. 860 01:37:54,366 --> 01:37:58,566 With your talk about noble creations. What do you know about it? 861 01:37:58,733 --> 01:38:00,633 I painted that Géring-Vermeer. 862 01:38:00,800 --> 01:38:02,000 Your honor! 863 01:38:02,166 --> 01:38:03,666 You hear? 864 01:38:04,633 --> 01:38:07,699 And who do you think painted 'Christ at Emmaus? 865 01:38:07,866 --> 01:38:11,366 He is present in this room. - It is not about 'Christ at Emmaus'. 866 01:38:11,533 --> 01:38:12,466 It is. 867 01:38:14,733 --> 01:38:16,233 It certainly is. 868 01:38:24,166 --> 01:38:26,233 And you are? 869 01:38:27,266 --> 01:38:29,033 Mrs van Meegeren. 870 01:38:39,200 --> 01:38:41,600 We had an x-ray taken of the painting... 871 01:38:41,766 --> 01:38:44,633 making the undercoat visible. 872 01:38:46,133 --> 01:38:48,366 It is clearly one and the same canvas. 873 01:38:48,466 --> 01:38:51,699 Probably painted by Abraham Hondius. 874 01:38:51,866 --> 01:38:55,966 The repainting though is not older than 15 years. 875 01:38:56,866 --> 01:39:00,100 How long has Vermeer been dead? - Almost 300 years. 876 01:39:01,433 --> 01:39:05,400 Then 'Christ must be at Emmaus' the work of another Dutch master. 877 01:39:05,566 --> 01:39:06,566 Indeed. 878 01:39:12,233 --> 01:39:16,233 The court will make its ruling in ten days. 879 01:39:28,833 --> 01:39:32,500 May Goering rot in hell. 880 01:39:38,233 --> 01:39:43,633 You are acquitted of the charges against you for high treason. 881 01:39:44,366 --> 01:39:47,033 That leaves the accusation of fraud… 882 01:39:47,366 --> 01:39:50,366 regarding the following paintings. 883 01:39:50,966 --> 01:39:55,400 'Christ at Emmaus', Johannes Vermeer, 520,000 guilders. 884 01:39:55,766 --> 01:39:58,133 'The Last Supper, Johannes Vermeer... 885 01:39:58,366 --> 01:40:00,500 600,000 guilders. 886 01:40:00,666 --> 01:40:02,833 "Young Christian the Temple... 887 01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:06,400 1,250,000 guilders. 888 01:40:07,366 --> 01:40:09,466 'Isaac Blesses Jacob' ... 889 01:40:09,633 --> 01:40:12,866 1,275,000 guilders. 890 01:40:13,033 --> 01:40:15,699 And 'Jesus and the woman taken in adultery'... 891 01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:19,766 1,500,000 guilders. 892 01:40:19,933 --> 01:40:23,800 Do you admit that you painted these canvases? 893 01:40:23,966 --> 01:40:25,699 Yes, Your Honor. 894 01:40:25,866 --> 01:40:27,233 All. 895 01:40:27,400 --> 01:40:31,166 And that you sold them for a high price? 896 01:40:31,966 --> 01:40:35,233 If you sell them at a low price, no one will believe they are real. 897 01:40:37,966 --> 01:40:41,433 The court considers the forgeries proven... 898 01:40:41,600 --> 01:40:47,233 and sentences you up to one year in prison for fraud. 899 01:40:47,400 --> 01:40:51,833 Furthermore you have to repay five million guilders. 900 01:40:53,866 --> 01:40:57,266 Yes, that's the difference between what you have won... 901 01:40:57,533 --> 01:41:00,600 and the real value of these canvases. 902 01:41:01,466 --> 01:41:05,766 The difference between Vermeer and Van Meegeren. 903 01:41:09,233 --> 01:41:11,800 But they are still the same canvases. 904 01:42:31,966 --> 01:42:37,066 This is the radio news service, delivered by the Dutch Press Agency ANP. 905 01:42:37,733 --> 01:42:43,699 Last night in Amsterdam the painter Han van Meegeren died at the age of 58. 906 01:42:43,966 --> 01:42:47,666 A month after he was sentenced to one year in prison. 907 01:42:53,166 --> 01:42:56,366 As he himself claimed, the real Han van Meegeren worked for six years on his "Vermeer. 908 01:42:56,566 --> 01:43:00,833 His forging techniques are still admired by modern experts. 909 01:43:02,400 --> 01:43:07,833 The 'Emmaüs goers' still attract a large audience to the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. 910 01:43:08,933 --> 01:43:13,166 By postmodern standards Van Meegeren's work is really... 911 01:43:13,366 --> 01:43:19,000 art.