Forged Frescoes
(Specially written for “The Press’* by KENNETH ANTHONY)
XVHEN a case of an artistic " hoax or forgery is reported the man-in-the-street reads it with a certain satisfaction that comes from realising that even the experts can be duped occasionally. There can be few such frauds, however, that have actually been perpetuated, all unwittingly, by special stamps. It happened in the case of the Lubeck forgeries which stirred the German art world a few years after the war. In March, 1942, the historic
Ch arch of St Mary at Lubeck was severely damaged by fire during an air raid. The church was noted for a series of early Gothic frescoes dating from the fourteenth century. When the church was rebuilt after the war, it was decided that the frescoes should be restored. The two men entrusted with the restoration found that the frescoes were damaged beyond repair. But that did not deter them. They simply cleaned off the
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31089, 18 June 1966, Page 5
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159Forged Frescoes Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31089, 18 June 1966, Page 5
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