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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

University of Pretoria, South Africa - How we proved a Rembrandt painting owned by the University of Pretoria was a fake [Times LIVE, May 2021]

Title:
How we proved a Rembrandt painting owned by the University of Pretoria was a fake

Authors:
Gerard de Kamper & Isabelle McGinn
[Both from the University of Pretoria, South Africa]

Published:
Times LIVE, 21 May 2021

From the article:
The paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn are displayed in prestigious art galleries in capital cities around the world.
 
One — a small oil painting on a wood panel depicting the profile of an old man in a hat and cloak — made its way to South Africa in the late 1950s. It was part of an extensive collection belonging to a Dutch businessman, JA van Tilburg, who emigrated to the country. In 1976 the work was donated to the University of Pretoria.