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Rospigliosi Cup Reinhold Vasters is believed to have forged the Rospigliosi Cup during the late 1800s. He was a German goldsmith who created this piece and at- tempted to pass it off as a work of Benvenuto Cellini’s from the 1500s. The cup was so similar to Cellini’s style that it was likely to never have been discovered as a fake. Fortunately, Vasters’ original sketches of the cup were found and used to prove the sculpture was a fraud. Did You Know? ● The Rospigliosi Cup is also known as the Cellini Cup, named for Benvenuto Cellini, who was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier, and musician. He wrote a famous autobiography and was one of the most important Mannerism artists.
Etruscan Terracotta Warriors The Etruscan terracotta warriors are art forgeries created to resemble art of the ancient Etruscans. Sold to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art between 1915 and 1921, the statues were actually fabricated by two Italian brothers, Pio and Alfonso Riccardi, and three of their sons. The three designed were known as Old Warrior, Colossal Head, and Big Warrior, the last selling for $40,000. Soon after their debut exhibition, vari- ous art historians suspected that the statues were fakes based solely on sty- listic and artistic attributes. In 1960, it was found through chemical testing that the pieces had a glaze that contained manganese, an ingredient not used by the ancient Etruscans. Later, the forgers confessed to the crime, explaining that the pieces had been made sepa- rately because they lacked a large enough kiln to fire them in. As evidence the forgers produced the missing thumb of the Old Warrior which had been kept as a keepsake. Big Warrior Colossal Head
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Page 5 and 6: Artist Forgers There have been many
Page 7 and 8: Methods of Detection There are two
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Page 11 and 12: Dendrochronology Dendrochronology i
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Page 15 and 16: Digital Authentication A new method
Page 17 and 18: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
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Page 21: Victorian Waifs The Victorian Waif
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