Van Meegeren’s forgery was not totally  up to Vermeer’s technical standards, but these inconsistencies  could be made to fit the narrative: this was an early work, produced before  the artist had come into his own.
A falsificação não estava bem de acordo com os padrões técnicos de Vermeer, mas as inconsistências serviram para se encaixar na narrativa: era uma obra inicial, produzida antes do artista se tornar conhecido.