Han van Meegeren: Forgery As an Art Form (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 22 April 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In 1945 after the conclusion of the Second World War, a Dutch man was accused of collaborating with the Nazis and plundering the Netherlands of some of its greatest artistic works. During the trial, he came up with a defense that seemed to everyone to be preposterous yet wound up being true. Learn more about Han van Meegeren, the painter who duped the Nazis, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/EVERYWHERE. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	In 1945, after the conclusion of the Second World War,
0:11.0	a Dutchman was accused of collaborating with the Nazis and
0:14.3	plundering the Netherlands of some of its greatest artistic works. During the trial
0:18.6	he came up with a defense that seemed to everyone to be preposterous, yet it found up being true.
0:24.4	Learn more about Han Van Murgarin, the painter who duped the Nazis, and everyone else,
0:29.2	on this episode of Everything everywhere daily. Henry Cus Antonius Van Miegerin, casually known as Han, was born in the Netherlands in
0:52.2	1889.
0:53.5	Despite a love of art and a desire to become an artist,
0:56.0	he did not grow up in an artistic household.
0:58.5	His father did everything he could
0:59.9	to stop his son's artistic ambitions.
1:02.2	When he went to university university he was forced to study
1:04.0	a practical subject like architecture, not painting. While in high school he had a teacher
1:08.4	named Bardis Cordelling. Quarterling was an amateur painter and had a deep fascination with the Dutch masters.
1:14.4	In addition to being a devotee of the Dutch masters, he also rejected the modern artistic
1:19.0	movements at the time such as Impressionism.
1:21.2	Quarterling managed to pass on to a young Han Van Miegerin,
1:25.1	his love of the Dutch masters.
1:27.2	In addition to appreciating their style,
1:29.0	he also taught him many of the techniques they used,
1:31.2	including how they blended paint.
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