{"product_id":"i-was-vermeer","title":"I Was Vermeer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary story of Han van Meegeren, a second-rate painter who became the world's greatest art forger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Van Meegeren's story is fascinating and deserves to remain in the public consciousness' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Wynne retells the story with brio, producing the genuine article: a page-turning read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1945, a small-time Dutch art dealer was arrested for selling a forgery of a priceless national treasure - a painting by Vermeer - to Hitler's right-hand man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe charge was treason, the only possible sentence death. And yet Han van Meegeren languished in his dank prison cell, incapable of uttering the words that would set him free: ‘I am a forger.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis riveting account of greed, hubris, excess, treason and fine art is the story of a failed artist and the greatest forger of all time, who executed a swindle which earned him the equivalent of fifty million dollars and the acclaim of the very critics who had mocked him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235721105752,"sku":"9781408895856","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408895856.jpg?v=1765068319","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/i-was-vermeer","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}