This painting depicts a young woman playing the lute by a window, and without equivocation, most art scholars would attribute this apparent 17th-Century tableau to Johannes Vermeer. Upon further inspection, it is indeed by one of the most famous forgers in art history. Certainly, Han van Meegeren is considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. He became a national hero in Holland after World War II, when it was revealed that he had sold a forged Vermeer painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Yes, this is a splendid reproduction of a forged Vermeer tableau. Our Mixed-Media Masterpiece is a work of art itself and has a high level of intentional patina to preserve visual authenticity. This wonderful work of art would be great for decorating mansions in Dallas and interior design projects in Southlake, Texas.