Carel Fabritius

(1622–1654) nederländsk konstnär

Carel Fabritius (1622–1654) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Carel Fabritius belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Carel Fabritius was born in Middenbeemster and died in Delft. Carel Fabritius studied under Rembrandt. Carel Fabritius worked in Amsterdam, Beemster, Delft, and Middenbeemster. Wikidata associates Carel Fabritius with Delft school and Baroque.

The best-known works include ‘The Goldfinch’, ‘Hera hiding during the battle of the gods and giants’, and ‘Portrait of a Seated Woman with a Handkerchief’. The works belong mainly to the genres cityscape, genre painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 22 works by Carel Fabritius with free images. The dated works span the years 1640–1654. Works by Carel Fabritius are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Groninger Museum, Mauritshuis, and Rijksmuseum. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Israël Silvestre, Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, Robert van den Hoecke, Quiring van Brekelencam, and Abraham Lambertsz van den Tempel.

• The Baroque
• The Goldfinch
• A View of Delft
• Portrait of Abraham de Potter
• The Sentry
• Young Man in a Fur Cap
• Hera hiding during the battle between the gods and the giants
• Self-portrait