The incredible story of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch painter who produced faked Vermeers, fooled his Dutch fellowmen, sold one to Herman Goering, and finally had to confess his forgeries to save himself from the death penalty, accused of high treason. After the trial, he became a national hero for cheating the Nazis. Han van Meegeren, was a Dutch painter who during World War II painted Vermeers considered as better than the originals, cheated the entire...