Artist

Carel Fabritius

1622–1654 · born in Middenbeemster · died in Delft

Carel Fabritius was a Dutch painter born in 1622, who studied with Rembrandt. He painted only a few pictures, and he was killed at the age of 32 when a gunpowder store exploded in Delft in 1654, destroying much of his work. The Goldfinch is his best-known picture.