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St. Jerome was previously thought to have been painted by a 16th century Italian artist. According to a complaint filed by Sotheby's auction house, it is actually a modern fake, painted in the 20th century.

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Arts

Sotheby's Contends Painting That Sold For $842,500 Is A Fake

3:49pm January 18, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the auction house argued that a painting titled St. Jerome was actually created in the 20th century, and not by the 16th century Italian artist known as Parmigianino.

Fake passports and the tools used to make them are displayed at the immigration bureau in Bangkok on Wednesday after Thai police broke up a major fake passport ring led by an Iranian known as "The Doctor."

World News

Thai Police Nab Mysterious Master Forger Known As 'The Doctor'

6:07pm February 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The arrest ends a long hunt for an elusive passport forger, who is accused of sending thousands of phony documents to Middle Eastern clients wanting to travel to Europe.

A visitor views a replica of Jean-Honore Fragonard's 18th century painting, Young Woman (right) as the original hangs to its left.

Arts

Can You Spot The Fake Fragonard?

10:26am May 02, 2015

by Scott Simon

A London gallery has asked visitors to spot the single fake, produced for about $100 in China, and displayed among its priceless collection. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what makes art valuable.

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