A fake ‘Vermeer’ shown here with the original painting. Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665. Commons.wikimedia.org / Creative Commons.
Fakes and forgeries have caused major problems for the art world from antiquity to modern times. In this talk, Dr David Bellingham, Programme Director at Sotheby's Institute of Art, will first discuss how we define a ‘fake’ and a ‘forgery’, and then proceed to examine some famous cases from the history of art. He will also trace recent shifts in the art historical reception of the replication of art from different periods, as well as the fashion for the deliberate copying of visual intellectual property by artists today.
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This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live, or on-demand for three weeks afterwards. You will receive your link to access the event in your email confirmation and the on-demand link after the event ends.