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Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks

The Life Scientific by BBC

Jan 27, 202628:10Science & Medicine

Ever heard of the unsuccessful Dutch painter who decided to humiliate his critics by forging Vermeers, which the artworld subsequently dubbed 'masterpieces'? Or the businessman who bought a Marc Chagall painting that he...

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Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks is an episode from The Life Scientific by BBC. Ever heard of the unsuccessful Dutch painter who decided to humiliate his critics by forging Vermeers, which the artworld subsequently dub...

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Published Jan 27, 2026, 28:10 long, audio available.