Art attack: Spot the forgery: Museums, galleries, collectors, and auction houses are turning to science and technology to help differentiate a genuine art work from a forgery

FROM REMBRANDT to Monet, Da Vinci to Picasso, high-value art works have always been a target for criminal forgers. But AI, ultra-high-resolution photography, electron microscopy, materials science, and multi-spectral cameras are helping to differentiate the copies and forgeries from the real, assisting art historians and valuers in deciding what should be in the museum basement and what should be proudly on show.