Forgeries
Stolen in the 1980s, a Rare Christopher Columbus Letter Returns to Italy
The document is among several missing copies of the letter to be recovered from the U.S. in recent years
Every Piece in This Exhibition Is a Fake
A new show at London's Courtauld Gallery will explore the value of counterfeit art
How an Unorthodox Scholar Uses Technology to Expose Biblical Forgeries
Deciphering ancient texts with modern tools, Michael Langlois challenges what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls
Roman Coins, Long Considered Forgeries, May Be Authentic After All
Using modern imaging technology, researchers argue that the coins were once in circulation
Historian Discovers a Prized Galileo Manuscript Was Forged
The fake document at the University of Michigan was likely created by a famous 20th-century forger
The Many Myths of the Man Who 'Discovered'—and Nearly Destroyed—Troy
In the 1870s, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann inflicted irreparable damage on the site of the legendary city
1,500-Year-Old 'Magic Bowls' Seized in Jerusalem Raid
Ancient Mesopotamians used the vessels, which were inscribed with incantations, to ward off demons, disease and other misfortune
Did Peter Paul Rubens Really Paint 'Samson and Delilah'?
A.I. analysis renews doubts over the authenticity of a star painting in the London National Gallery's collection
Viking Map of North America Identified as 20th-Century Forgery
New technical analysis dates Yale's Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested
Bones Venerated as St. James the Younger's Don't Belong to the Apostle, Study Suggests
Researchers dated the femur fragments to between 214 and 340 A.D.—at least 160 years after the saint's lifetime
Why a German Museum Is Displaying Fake Paintings From Its Collections
A taboo-breaking exhibition at Cologne's Museum Ludwig spotlights misattributed Russian avant-garde works
FBI Raids Northern Michigan Home Linked to Suspected Art Forgery Ring
Paintings formerly attributed to Gertrude Abercrombie, Ralston Crawford and George Ault are now thought to be fakes
Can You Spot Animal Crossing's Art Forgeries?
Gamers are brushing up on their art history knowledge to spot Redd's counterfeit creations
All of the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds
The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the "post-2002" scrolls
An Unidentified Botticelli Painting Spent Decades Hidden in Welsh Museum's Storeroom
The newly attributed masterpiece was previously believed to be a crude copy of the artist's work
Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Are Helping Researchers Identify Art Forgeries
Traces of carbon-14 isotopes released by nuclear testing enable scientists to date paintings created post-World War II
Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to Vatican, But Mystery Persists
The letter, which had been printed in 1493, was replaced with a convincing fake—and investigators still don’t know who committed the crime
Can Giving Paintings Their Own DNA Stop Art Forgery?
Science is leading the charge against copycats
A Museum in England Is Hiding a Forgery Among Its Masterpieces
A South London gallery is asking its patrons to identify the fake in order to spark discussion about how and why we appreciate the art
Fake Clothing Drop Bins Use Your “Charity” Donations To Make a Profit
From Tampa to Charlotte to New York City, non-legit Goodwill boxes are proliferating
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