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Could The Masterpiece Be A Fake? Profit, Revenge And 'The Art Of Forgery'

In 2010 the Detroit Institute of Arts hosted the exhibit &quot;Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries&quot; — about how experts figure out whether artworks are authentic. Above, a painting titled <em>A Female Saint</em> (left) that was once attributed to Italian artist Sandro Botticelli is exhibited alongside <em>The Resurrected Christ</em> (right), a Botticelli painting from around 1480. (AP)
In 2010 the Detroit Institute of Arts hosted the exhibit "Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries" — about how experts figure out whether artworks are authentic. Above, a painting titled A Female Saint (left) that was once attributed to Italian artist Sandro Botticelli is exhibited alongside The Resurrected Christ (right), a Botticelli painting from around 1480. (AP)

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