Abstract

Throughout Dr. McCrone's active professional career of over 60 years, he worked on many cases involving the forensic analysis of art. This is an overview of a small portion of these cases. Included (exposed as fakes) are the Shroud of Turin, the Vinland Map, Mayan pottery illustrations and Larionov pastels. Also included, with strong support for authentication, are three paintings attributed to Manet, Giorgione, and Leonardo da Vinci.

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Keywords:
forensic science, forensic microscopy, Walter C. McCrone, art authentication, pigment microscopy, Shroud of Turin, Vinland Map, Manet, Giorgione, Leonardo da Vinci

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