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Spanish police have arrested a man whose alleged plan to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting in Italy for €1.3m was thwarted when the work caught the eye of French customs officers.

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wanna open a gallery that exclusively shows counterfeit art. I'm convinced that the proper plagiarist could fetch more than the original if that phony artist has a good enough story.

The biggest drawback is the natural audience for this would be philosophers and they're broke.

[–] Wrufieotnak 4 points 3 months ago

If you are ever in Vienna, you can visit the Fälschermuseum ("counterfeiters museum"), which is exactly what you describe

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They knew it was a fake when they noticed the Mona Lisa had eyebrows.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Oh no...a painting of a painting.

[–] fluckx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hey man,

Just let me buy my counterfeit art for € 1.3m

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago

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