Carel Fabritius (1622-1654)The name Fabritius comes from the Latin 'faber', craftsman. This self-selected name suggests that Fabritius may have begun his career as a carpenter. He learned to paint too, probably from his father, a teacher in Beemster. In 1641 Fabritius became a pupil and assistant at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam. He stayed for a few years. From 1645 Fabritius was active as a master painter in his own right, first in Beemster and after 1650 in Delft. He died there in 1654, one of the victims of the gunpowder explosion that devastated a quarter of the city. Fabritius was one of Rembrandt's most promising pupils. He painted portraits and developed the art of trompe-l'oeil painting. |
