2,100 Fakes Rounded Up in Art Forgeries Bust NYT | Top Stories By: Elisabetta Povoledo 13 November 2024 at 20:54 Italian officials said they had dismantled a Europe-wide network of forgers and dealers selling works purported to be by A-list artists, mostly through auction houses. © Italian Culture Ministry, via Associated PressA photograph released by Italy’s Culture Ministry showing fake artworks in Rome after being seized by the police.