ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Date: 11 October 1889
Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ vɑ ˈmeːɣərə(n)]; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Van Meegeren attempted to make a career as an artist, but art critics dismissed his work. He decided to prove his talent by forging paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. Leading experts of the time accepted his paintings as genuine 17th-century works, including art collector Abraham Bredius.
During World War II, Göring purchased one of Van Meegeren's "Vermeers", which became one of his most prized possessions. Following the war, Van Meegeren was arrested on a charge of selling cultural property to the Nazis. Facing a possible death penalty, he confessed that the painting was a forgery, and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to one year in prison. However, he died less than two months later after suffering two heart attacks. A biography in 1967 estimated that Van Meegeren duped buyers out of more than US$30 million, his victims including the Dutch government.
اقرأ المزيد...كان ١٠ أكتوبر ١٨٨٩ الخميس تحت علامة النجمة ♎. كان هذا هو يوم 282 من السنة. كان رئيس الولايات المتحدة Benjamin Harrison.
إذا كنت قد ولدت في هذا اليوم ، فأنت تبلغ٪ s سنة. كان عيد ميلادك الأخير في 135 ، الخميس، ١٠ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٤ يوم مضى. عيد ميلادك القادم في 362 ، بعد الجمعة، ١٠ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٥ يوم. لقد عشت لمدة 2 يوم ، أو حوالي ٤٩٬٦٧٠ ساعة ، أو حوالي ١٬١٩٢٬٠٨٥ دقيقة ، أو حوالي ٧١٬٥٢٥٬١٥٧ ثانية.
Date: 10 October 1889
Date: 11 October 1889