Van Meegeren

The name Van Meegeren or Meegeren may relate to:

  • Han van Meegeren (1889-1947), Dutch painter and art-forger whose Vermeer fake Supper at Emmaus shocked the art-world in 1945.
  • Jacques van Meegeren (1912-1977), son of Han van Meegeren. Dutch painter who later was found to have forged his father's work.


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