{"product_id":"9781350545137","title":"Art of Forgery Master Forgers from the Renaissance to the Age of AI","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArt of Forgery\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaster Forgers from the Renaissance to the Age of AI\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNoah Charney\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat motivates an art forger? How easy are they to catch? And to what extent have AI and other technologies changed how we approach matters of authenticity, derivation and forgery?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Forgery \u003c\/i\u003eNoah Charney, celebrated art historian and the world's foremost art-crime specialist,  explores the stories behind the most famous art forgeries in the world. Chronicling the adventures and misadventures of master forgers throughout history, the book examines how and why these artful tricksters – often ingenious, skilful, quirky and charming – succeeded in deceiving the art world and how they were eventually caught, through shrewd detective work, scientific examination or a good measure of luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated in colour throughout, this new revised and expanded edition takes in recent developments in the realm of art and authenticity from NFTs (content, including artwork, in the form of digital files the ownership of which is written into the blockchain) to the rise of AI, with its ability to create, on command, unique new digital images of superlative quality, prompting questions about authorship, originality, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNoah Charney\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally bestselling author of more than 30 books, translated into 14 languages, including \u003ci\u003eThe Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art \u003c\/i\u003e(2017)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, and \u003ci\u003eMuseum of Lost Art \u003c\/i\u003e(2018)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was the finalist for the Digital Book World\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAward. Noah is a professor of art history, teaching courses on art crime at Yale, The Smithsonian, and the National Gallery, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350545137\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55340106645644,"sku":"9781350545137","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_185b3832-104e-4cf9-8530-b930517ad56d.jpg?v=1788035163","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350545137","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}