The deceivers : art forgery and identity in the nineteenth century / Aviva Briefel.
By: Briefel, Aviva
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Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, c2006Description: xi, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780801444609 (cloth : alk. paper); 0801444608 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Forgery in literature | Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature | Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature | Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Art -- Forgeries -- History -- 19th century | Art and society -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 702/.874
Contents:
Introduction : the golden age of forgery -- Imperfect doubles : the forger and the copyist -- Intimate detections : connoisseurs, forgers, and the thing between them -- Restorations : cultural authority and the life of objects -- Real sons of Abraham : Jewish art dealers and the traffic in fakes -- Paste and pearls : drawing the boundaries of female identity -- Conclusion : magic tricks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and index.
Introduction : the golden age of forgery -- Imperfect doubles : the forger and the copyist -- Intimate detections : connoisseurs, forgers, and the thing between them -- Restorations : cultural authority and the life of objects -- Real sons of Abraham : Jewish art dealers and the traffic in fakes -- Paste and pearls : drawing the boundaries of female identity -- Conclusion : magic tricks.
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