The Forger's Spell - Edward Dolnick [170]
revival of, 85, 88–92. 98–101
Rothschild collection of, 64
sales during his lifetime, 96–97, 97n
scholars and experts on, 22, 45n, 58, 58n, 59, 92, 95, 97n, 106, 108, 109–11, 119, 120, 121–31, 134n, 137, 140–41, 142–44, 145, 152, 164, 195–97, 230–33, 242, 299n
self-portraits absent, 93, 93n
serenity of works, 59, 87, 218
signature, 100, 124, 128, 128n, 151, 171–72, 192–93, 195
size of paintings, 64, 82, 83, 168
style and stylistic devices, 82, 83, 87, 99, 171
subjects of paintings by, 83
Van Meegeren’s choice of, 25, 93, 101, 137–38, 150–53
Van Meegeren’s forged paintings attributed to, 7, 8, 14, 16, 45, 84, 139–44, 150, 153, 156, 163–85, 181n, 186–210, 213–17 (see also Christ at Emmaus and other forged Vermeers)
widow’s inventory of possessions, 35
widow’s payment of debt with paintings, 97n
PAINTINGS BY
Allegory of Faith, 127, 127n, 131, 139, 142
The Art of Painting, 58–61, 58n, 82, 83, 93n, 142, 236, 236, 255, 301n, 317n
The Astronomer, 64–65, 64n, 94, 171, 234, 235
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, 83–84, 129–31, 131n, 152, 194, 195, 196, 197, 203
The Concert, 90, 100n, 311n
Diana and Her Companions, 83, 87, 128–30, 131n, 152, 197
The Geographer, 64, 64n, 83, 94
Girl Asleep at a Table, 134, 171, 311n
Girl Interrupted at the Music, 90
Girl Reading a Letter a Letter at an Open
Window, 134
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 17, 33, 37, 64, 83, 87, 88, 88n, 96, 121, 140n, 174
Girl with a Red Hat, 107, 134, 134n, 169n
The Glass of Wine, 134, 171
The Guitar Player, The, 97n
The Lacemaker, 83, 96, 97n, 106n, 168, 187–88
Lady Seated at a Virginal, 171, 311n
A Lady Writing, 90–91
A Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid, 97n, 134
The Little Street, 95, 99
Love Letter, 202
The Milkmaid, 17, 64, 83, 88n, 91–92, 96, 99, 152, 169, 171, 187, 209
The Music Lesson, 171
The Procuress, 58, 82–83, 83n, 93n, 94, 99, 130
Saint Praxedis (attributed), 142
Street in Delft, A, 64
View of Delft, 58n, 83, 87, 96, 99, 129
Woman and Two Men, 99, 110, 235–26, 236
Woman Holding a Balance, 91
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, 99, 132, 134, 152
Woman Playing a Lute, 90
Woman Pouring Milk, 58n
Woman Weighing Gold, 152
Woman with a Pearl Necklace, 100, 152
Woman with a Water Jug, 90, 134
Young Girl with a Flute (attributed), 130–31, 131n, 142, 169n
Young Woman at a Virginal (attributed), 97n
Vermeer of Utrecht, 98, 99, 129, 130
Vestdijk, Simon, 288–89
Veth, Cornelis, 196
View of Delft (Vermeer), 58n, 83, 87, 96, 99, 129
Vrel, Jacobus, 100
W
Wagner, Otto, 53
Wallace, Irving, 288
Walsh, Big Ed, 308n
Washing of Christ’s Feet, The (Van Meegeren forgery), 214, 217, 282, 284, 286
Weerdenburg, Sandra, 231, 297n, 313n
Wertenbaker, Charles, 280–81
Weschler, Lawrence, 87
Wheelock, Arthur, 45n, 64n, 89, 108, 110n, 127n, 134n, 137, 169n, 299n, 305n, 306n
When Prophecy Failed (Festinger), 316n
Whistler, James, 241, 242
White, Osmar, 250–51, 260–61 “Why Realistic Graphics Make Humans Look Creepy” (Thompson), 135, 308n
Wijsman, Jacques, 123
Wildenstein, Nathan, 142, 309n
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 123, 123n, 148, 203
Winsor and Newton paints, 34
Woman and Two Men (Vermeer), 99, 110, 235–36, 236
Woman Holding a Balance (Vermeer), 91
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Vermeer), 99, 132, 134, 152
Woman Playing a Lute (Vermeer), 90
Woman Pouring Milk (Vermeer), 58n Woman Reading a Letter (Van Meegeren fake Vermeer), 132–33
Woman Weighing Gold (Vermeer), 152
Woman with a Child in a Pantry (De Hooch), 202
Woman with a Pearl Necklace, 100, 152
Woman with a Water Jug (Vermeer), 90, 110n, 134
Wooning, Inspector, 277, 282–83
Wordsworth, William, 134
Wright, Christopher, 22, 120, 152
Wright, Harold, 45
Y
Yeide, Nancy, 319n
Young Girl with a Flute (attributed to Vermeer), 130–31, 131n, 142, 169n
Young Woman at a Virginal (attributed to Vermeer), 97n
Z
Zell [am See], Austria, 260
Zeri, Federico, 240
About the Author
EDWARD DOLNICK is the author of Down the