Forger

Edward was a very clever forger and painter, he falsified everything, sculpture, artisanship and above all pictures; but it is strange, all was legal, because he described his pictures false, rather he written about these works and he was selling it very easily; he was very capable. He organized exposition for his works and other authors, he was the first event organizer, and he was everywhere, every capital in the word has had an exposition for his works. He was very generous for his colleagues he, often, was selling works other painters. He loved very much Caravaggio, Italian painter at 17^th century, he loved this painter, very realistic, for passion; he has falsified every pictures of Caravaggio; he copied all except drawing because these are not, until now. He talked on the street and he looked an exhibition of paintings, he was very much astonish because he didn’t know about this exposition; then he entered and looked his catalogue, this is his paintings and he asked a guy there present, and he was painting: “Excuse me, but these paintings are mine”, the painter turned to Edward and answered: “No, absolutely, this painting his your, and he indicated a picture that was “Martyrdom of Saint Matthew”, and Edward answered: “That is a painting of Caravaggio, no certainly mine”, and painter answered: “You are failing because that is Edward but this painting is mine”, Edward recognized very soon face of Caravaggio, and in fact he asked: “Are you Caravaggio?”, and he answered: “No I am Edward but you are certainly Caravaggio, it is sufficient you look yourself on the mirror”, and he looked himself and seen face of Caravaggio, he laughed and he took one brush; he started a painting but he tough a figure and he painted other, a figure of Caravaggio; he was astonish, and he asked explication: “Why?”, and other painter answered: “You have copied always my paintings, then your personality now is not; you have to develop your personality, on contrary you have developed others and you have lost your soul”. Two costumers entered in gallery and looked the copy that Edward was painting, and man of this couple looked and said: “Perfect copy of Caravaggio”, while his husband looked other painter and his picture and said: “it’s true Edward! very good".

Alessandro Lusana