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The Mauritshuis: Discover the Story Behind The Goldfinch

The Mauritshuis in the Netherlands, home to a number of masterpieces from the Dutch Golden Age, offers this multimedia online exhibit dedicated to Carel Fabritius's famous 1654 painting The Goldfinch. Fabritius was a student of Rembrandt, and visitors can view Rembrandt's influence on the artist in many of his early works, which are included in this online exhibit. By the 1650s, however, Fabritius had developed a more distinct style, on display in both the Goldfinch and in a 1654 self-portrait. This style likely influenced Johannes Vermeer's work in the 1660s. One highlight of this exhibit is Two Sides of Delft, part of the Between Rembrandt and Vermeer section, which compares Fabritius and Vermeer's depictions of the same city side-by-side. Tragically, Fabritius was killed at the age of 32 in 1654, the same year he painted The Goldfinch, when a gunpowder magazine exploded in the city. This exhibit also features information about the bird that inspired Fabritius, an explanation of what recent CT scans of the painting reveal about the artist's technique, and a consideration of the works this painting inspired, including Donna Tartt's 2014 novel of the same title.
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August 18th, 2017
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August 16th, 2017 at 2:13pm
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August 17th, 2017 at 12:54pm
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