Cobalt has been hoodwinking people since the day it was pried from the earth. Named after a pesky spirit from German folklore, trickery is embedded in its name. In 1940s Netherlands, cobalt lived up...Show More
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rmmiller364 recommended:Feb 17th, 2021
Do you want to know what cobalt has to do with goblins, art forgery, and Nazis? Then this is the episode for you! Hans van Meegeren is my absolute favorite art forger of all time. His life is absolutely wild. I’m glad to have a podcast about him that I can assign to students!
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epekilis recommended:May 5th, 2020
I love it when podcasts talk to each other. See also 99% Invisible episode #340, The Secret Lives of Color. @rmmiller may be of interest - some great art fraud in here, complete with Nazi collaborators.