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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min. 8 sec.) ; 357037883 bytes |
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UK Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate mysteries behind paintings. It's a world of subterfuge and intrigue as they grapple with complex battles often unseen beneath the apparently genteel art establishment. In this closing episode, suspicions are aroused when Philip and his researcher spot a rogue picture for sale in a South African auction house. It exudes all the classic scents of being a 'sleeper', an important picture that has been miscatalogued and offered for a very low price.But there is a darker side revealed when investigations uncover that this is a wanted painting, having been stolen by the Nazis in World War II. Records show it was once recorded as being a German national treasure, once thought to have been painted by Rembrandt. A Jewish family have been trying to track it and other works stolen from their gallery ever since.With minutes to go Philip and Fiona manage to stop the sale and release the picture for investigation. Having picked it up from Cape Town, Fiona delivers it to Philip and an in depth examination utilising the latest infra red and forensic testing begins. Can it really be by Rembrandt and will it be possible to see it returned to its rightful owners?PRODUCTION DETAILSSeries Producer: Simon Shaw; Director/Producer: Ben Southwell; Presenter: Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce |
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Broadcast 2011-09-20 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Art thefts -- Investigation.
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Art -- Forgeries.
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Forensic sciences.
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Forgery of antiquities.
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Painting -- Psychology.
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
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Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
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South Africa -- Cape Town.
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Streaming video
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Bruce, Fiona, host
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Grosvenor, Bendor, contributor
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Mould, Philip, host
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Southwell, Ben, director
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