Fakes at auctions. Ruffini"s business. The most loud crime in art

Markets of works of art attract a variety of people. There are just jokers who are fooling about authoritative art historians to just have fun. There are crooks that are not related to art at all, but want to act as great masters. And there are well-known art dealers who consciously build a career on the manufacture of fake works or fake certificates of authenticity and mislead famous art historians. In 2016, Venus with a Veal, attributed to the Renaissance of the Renaissance of Lucas Cranach, caused a scandal from the collection of Prince Lichtenstein which has never been in the world of art.
This almost detective story is the result of the five years of the investigation that began from the moment when the first, and then the second witness came to talk with the author of the book- the famous journalist The Art Newspaper, Vincent Nosa and tell about his incredible adventures in the backstage of art-art. The market, where millionth transactions are concluded, are weaving intrigues, lightning -bearing falls and dizzying ups are happening. Louvre, National Gallery in London, Metropolitan Museum in New York, Museum of History of Art in Vienna, National Museum in Parma, Sotheby"s and Christie"s branches in Paris, London and New York, many prestigious galleries of London and Paris, not Considering various experts from Europe and the United States, they were involved in the broken scandal - of course, against their will. Legal procedures were carried out in Paris, New York, London and Milan. Despite the various statements made during the investigation, not one of the participants in the events has yet been convicted