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Course code
Q00017181
Course date
Start: 07/07/24
End: 07/07/24
Number of classes
1 sessions
Timetable
Sun 7th Jul, 10:00 to 13:00
Tutor
Jolanta Jagiello
Fee:
Free
How you'll learn
You'll join a small group of fellow learners for classes online in video meetings and materials will be provided in our virtual learning environment.
Online
Venue
Online
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
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Course overview
Part of the London Summer Free Taster courses; This 3 hour, taster course explores the difference between an artwork which is copied, forged, or faked. The men and women behind them, the reasons they did it, which famous artists and artworks they choose, the money they made from their sale, how they were caught, and the punishment they received. Whether they were disillusioned artists fooling art experts or simply hardened criminals committing art crimes, the art market is still saturated with copies, fakes, and forgeries. Do you think you could spot the difference between the original among the fake? Test yourself with this taster.
Course description
Artworks have been copied for centuries, whether as part of the artistic training of artists in Renaissance workshops, or by women artists copying the great masters in the Louvre for tourists to take home as souvenirs in the 19th Century. Copies of great artworks have existed, in the form of prints, making them accessible to a wider audience, than just the wealthy art collector who can own the original. This taster explores how copies have fooled wealthy art collectors and the art dealers who sold them knowingly or not.
The forgers, brilliantly skilled artists themselves, experts on the artworks they copy, faking the materials and processes used to produce them. Also, with ability to create the lost artworks of a great master, provide the provenance, and appeal to the egos of art historians looking for the lost masterpiece to seal their professional reputations. How were they caught, punished, and how did they reinvent themselves? Meet the forgers made famous by their discovery, celebrities, now in their own right; either selling their own original artworks or ‘Genuine Fakes’, while some of their forgeries are still circulating in the art market today.
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