: He employs genuine badger hair brushes typical of the time.
: He purchases an authentic 17th-century painting from Rembrandt’s era, scrapes away the original image, and uses the aged canvas as his base. The Materials :
: He uses a photograph of his own father as the model for the portrait. Incognito(1997)
: Donovan intentionally leaves the painting unsigned , arguing that since many authentic Rembrandts are unsigned, it is more convincing to let experts "discover" its identity themselves. Plot Resolution
imdb.com/title/tt0119365/plotsummary/">specific technical steps shown in the film or where to ? Incognito (1997) : He employs genuine badger hair brushes typical of the time
: He uses period-correct pigments, such as blue made from pure azurite and white made from lead oxide .
Later in the film, when on trial for forgery and murder, Donovan attempts to recreate the painting in open court to prove he is capable of such work. However, emotionally overwhelmed by his father's death, he stops, declaring that "only Rembrandt can paint a Rembrandt". : Donovan intentionally leaves the painting unsigned ,
The original forged piece eventually ends up in the in Spain, where it is sold for $55 million, with a portion of the proceeds ultimately given to a Spanish farmer who helped Donovan.