Paintings by Vermeer wowed the world but a film shows it was a ruse by a conman

Van Meegeren's motivation was driven by the condescension of Holland's art critics, who considered him a middling talent with kitsch tendencies. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9280465/Paintings-Vermeer-wowed-world-film-shows-ruse-conman.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490