Cheddar gets a look at Curiosity Stream's 'Inside the Mind of a Con Artist.'

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An Inside Look at Art Forgery

And let's take a dive into a fascinating part of the art world that isn't talked about very much, at least out in the open forgery. Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger for nearly two decades, he produced a number of forgeries including medieval Christian relics and 19th century paintings. That fool some of the world's most respected art institutions, curiosity stream finds out more inside the mind of a con artist. Take a look. I have to ask about La Bella Princesa. Oh yeah, La Bella Princesa. Have I got that principessa right? You say that is your work? I'm convinced that it is. You're convinced or you know, surely you must know. Yeah, I do. Right, but there's been so much controversy over it. It's kind of made me no doubt it. I don't doubt it, but I've kind of shied away from it because it's like upset a lot of people and I'm just trying to be honest, some experts have said that that is by Leonardo da Vinci. Um and a lot of experts have said it isn't and a lot of experts have said that it's a fake, but not necessarily a fake by you. Yeah, they said it could be by a german surely created a picture. You must know if that's what it was or not. I went to see it in Milan see actually in person because I wanted to be sure, but what absolutely convinces me of it is the backboard because I made that backboard and I put those butterfly breeze into it. So who is she based on uh what a girl I worked at the court with. Right. Which is a supermarket chain? Yes, yeah. She worked on the tills. It's her profile. So I've been like Melanie's costume of the late 15th century. So I believe she was called sally. Yeah. So sally from the coop supermarket is La Bella Principessa. Right. And I'm sorry. Do you feel this has been? I don't think it would be controversial if it wasn't worth £100 million. I think it was like Worth £5,000. I don't think anyone would bat an eyelid. And that's the trouble with art. The money blinds everybody. Mhm. Inside the mind of a con artist is an extraordinary examination of some of the most infamous cons in the world. And you can watch it right now exclusively on curiosity stream. Want more top chair content on science, nature, history and the environment. Stay curious, head over to curiosity stream dot com to sign up today.