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Carel Fabritius
Sign in to saveAlso known as Carel Pietersz. Fabritius, Carel Fabricius, Carolus Pietersz. Fabritius, Carolus Pietersz. Fabricius, Karel Fabricius, Karel Fabritius, Carolus Fabritius, Carel Fabrice
painter from the Northern Netherlands (1622–1654)
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Carel Pietersz Fabritius was a Dutch painter, architectural draftsperson, and carpenter associated with the Baroque movement and the Delft school. Born in Middenbeemster in 1622, he worked in Amsterdam, Beemster, and Delft. He was a student of Rembrandt and had siblings Johannes Fabritius and Barent Fabritius. His notable work is The Goldfinch. He depicted himself in the painting Young Man in a Fur Cap.
Fabritius died accidentally in Delft on 12 October 1654 due to an explosion of the powder magazine. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the National Gallery of Art, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, and the Rijksmuseum. He is described by sources including The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters, the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Born
- Carel Pietersz. Fabritius , Middenbeemster , Dutch Republic
- Baptised
- 27 February 1622
- Died
- 12 October 1654 (aged 32), Delft , Dutch Republic
- Education
- Rembrandt
- Notable work
- A View of Delft (1652) The Goldfinch (1654) The Sentry (1654)
- Movement
- Delft School Dutch Golden Age Painting
- Spouses
- Aeltge Velthuys ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1641 ; died 1643 ) Agatha van Pruyssen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1650 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Middenbeemster
- Place of death
- Delft
- Sibling
- Barent Fabritius
- Occupation
- carpenter
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Religion
- Reformed Christianity
- Student of
- Rembrandt
- Field of work
- painter
- Movement
- Baroque
- Image
- Carel Fabritius - Self-Portrait - Alte Pinakothek.jpg
- Work location
- Middenbeemster
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- cause of death
- explosion of the powder magazine in Delft
- Commons category
- Carel Fabritius
- date of birth
- 1622-02-27
- date of death
- 1654-10-12
- Commons gallery
- Carel Fabritius
- Commons Creator page
- Carel Fabritius
- manner of death
- accidental death
- depicted by
- Young Man in a Fur Cap
- name in native language
- Carel Pietersz Fabritius
- has works in the collection
- Musée Granet
- date of baptism
- 1622-02-27
- ethnic group
- Dutch
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Carel Fabritius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Carel Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Fabritius ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrəl ˈpitərs faːˈbritsijʏs]; bapt. 27 February 1622 – 12 October 1654) was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style and experimented with perspective and lighting. Among his works are A View of Delft (1652; National Gallery, London), The Goldfinch (1654), and The Sentry (1654).
Biography
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