At the end of World War II, Holland is in chaos. The artist van Meergeren is arrested. His crime? Selling a long-lost painting by the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer to Herman Goering, Nazi leader. His defense? It was a perfect forgery, painted by him. His proof? In front of his prosecutor (art historian and resistance fighter) Geert Piller, he must paint another flawless Vermeer to save his life. This play debates beauty, faith, memory, and the reconstruction of a country.
