Wow. If this guy’s life were a film script or a book, I’d dismiss it as too far-fetched.
‘“Han" van Meegeren (10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_van_Meegeren Seriously, read the rest!