Art forgery

Italian police find a suspected forgery workshop in a Rome residence

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Italian police find a suspected forgery workshop in a Rome residence
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Carabinieri investigating online art sales reported seizing 71 counterfeit works attributed to artists including Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt. At a workshop in northern Rome they found works in progress, false gallery stamps and forged authenticity certificates. Photo shows Carabinieri inspecting the workshop.

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Art forgery

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

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