The history of art has known many stories of forgers, and even today some manage to deceive the authentication techniques. According to some of them, their best accomplice is the greed of art dealers, more than their credulity. What is the limit between imitation and counterfeit? Between the real and the fake? Is the signature the main element of a painting? Doesn't the fact that many forgers can deceive experts say something about their talent, or even their genius? Among the list of the most famous swindlers, let's look at one of the most recent and impressive: Wolfgang Beltracchi.
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