# The art forger who tricked the Nazis

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Noah Charney
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/noah_charney_the_art_forger_who_tricked_the_nazis)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited millions of dollars worth of paintings. But he wasn't arguing his innocence— in fact, his life depended on proving that he had committed fraud. Who was this artist, and why was he on trial for his life? Noah Charney investigates the notorious Han van Meegeren. \[Directed by Hype CG, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Gabriel Maia\].

## Lectures

1. [The art forger who tricked the Nazis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/noah_charney_the_art_forger_who_tricked_the_nazis/f695050afb1c), 5 min (TED's player)