A selection of some of Dr. McCrone's high and low profile cases in the forensic analysis of art.
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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McCrone Research Institute, 2820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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