Portrait of Abraham de Potter
Carel Fabritius · 1649
Why it's great
A man with long dark hair and a rich black coat looks out with a calm, confident face in front of a pale wall. Carel Fabritius painted Abraham de Potter in 1649, and he was a student of Rembrandt.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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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.
