The forger's spell: a true story of Vermeer, nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century

Occupied Holland. A knock on the door ; Looted art ; The outbreak of war ; Quasimodo ; The end of forgery? ; Forgery 101 ; Occupied Holland ; The war against the Jews ; The forger's challenge ; Bargaining with vultures ; Van Meegeren's tears

Hermann Goering and Johannes Vermeer. Hermann Goering ; Adolf Hitler ; Chasing Vermeer ; Goering's art collection ; Insights from a forger ; The amiable psychopath ; Goering's prize ; Vermeer ; Johannes Vermeer, superstar ; A ghost's fingerprints

The selling of Christ at Emmaus. Two forged Vermeers ; The expert's eye ; A forger's lessons ; Bredius ; "Without any doubt" ; The uncanny valley ; Betting the farm ; Lady and Gentleman at the Harpsichord ; Dirk Hannema ; The choice ; The Caravaggio connection ; In the forger's studio ; Christ at Emmaus ; Underground tremors ; The summer of 1937 ; The lamb at the bank ; "Every inch a Vermeer" ; Two weeks and counting ; Too late! ; The last hurdle ; The unveiling

Anatomy of a hoax. Scandal in the archives ; All in the timing ; Believing is seeing ; The men who knew too much ; Blue Monday ; He who hesitates ; The great changeover

The chase. The secret in the salt mine ; The dentist's tale Goeringing on the run ; The nest egg ; Trapped! ; "I painted it myself!" ; Command performance ; The evidence piles up ; The trial ; The players make their exits.

OCCUPIED HOLLAND. A knock on the door

Looted art

The outbreak of war

Quasimodo

The end of forgery?

Forgery 101

The war against the Jews

The forger's challenge

Bargaining with vultures

Van Meegeren's tears

HERMANN GOERING AND JOHANNES VERMEER. Adolf Hitler

Chasing Vermeer

Goering's art collection

Insights from a forger

The amiable psychopath

Goering's prize

Vermeer, superstar

A ghost's fingerprints

THE SELLING OF CHRIST AT EMMAUS. Two forged Vermeers

The expert's eye

A forger's lesson

Bredius

"Without any doubt!"

The uncanny valley

Betting the farm

Lady and Gentleman at the Harpsichord

Dick Hannema

The choice

The Caravaggio connection

In the forger's studio

Underground tremors

The summer of 1937

The lamb at the bank

"Every inch a Vermeer"

Two weeks and counting

Too late!

The last hurdle

The unveiling

ANATOMY OF A HOAX. Scandal in the archives

All in the timing

Believing is seeing

The men who knew too much

Blue Monday

He who hesitates

The great changeover

THE CHASE. The secret in the salt mine

The dentist's tale

Goering on the run

The nest egg

Trapped!

"I painted it myself!"

Command performance

The evidence piles up

The trial

The players make their exits.