Episode Synopsis "Attribution"

What happens when artwork is called ‘fake’? Last week, we discussed items that are fakes and forgeries, made with the intent of passing, but the term ‘fake’ is problematic when it comes to art. More often than not, it’s a question of attribution. We will be looking at several items from the University’s Torrie Collection: the Giambolognia Anatomical Figure of a Horse, Jan Lieven’s A Wooded Walk, and Hercules Seghers’s Landscape. We will also discuss the importance of a name, a signature, and how we discern the true value of an artwork.

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• Gentleman's Collection
• Fakes and Forgeries
• Attribution
• Based on a True Story
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