Art forgery

Operation Cariatide: Eurojust reports seizure of around 2,000 fake artworks

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Rows of paintings arranged in a room during the Operation Cariatide investigation.
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Eurojust announced the seizures in a multinational investigation into the distribution and sale of works attributed to well-known artists.

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Art forgery

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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