年轻有为的Han van Meegeren在1920年初的阿姆斯特丹艺术界的反叛。因为他以偶像伦勃朗和维梅尔的风格作画，评论家认为他的作品老套，他们称他为模仿者。为了证明一点，他制作了一个假的维梅尔，并试图把它作为一个真正的。它的工作原理。相反，揭露真相，从而尴尬的艺术世界，他继续赚钱，他的许多伪造的。很快，他陷入了谎言和欺骗的网中，他的生活失去了控制。然后有一天，高级纳粹赫尔曼Gö环敲他的门，找维梅尔为他的私人收藏…Rinkel Film写的

  Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and tries to pass it off as a real one. It works. Instead of revealing the truth and thereby embarrassing the art world, he continues to make money off of his many forgeries. Soon he is caught in a web of lies and deceit, and his life spins out of control. Then one day, high ranking Nazi Hermann Göring knocks on his door, looking for a Vermeer for his private collection... Written by Rinkel Film