Risultati di ricerca
The Goldfinch (Dutch: Het puttertje) is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius of a life-sized chained goldfinch. Signed and dated 1654, it is now in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.
Fabritius made one of his most extraordinary pieces, The Goldfinch, in 1654. It is a lifelike portrait of a goldfinch against a white wall. That same year, the 32-year-old painter died as a result of an explosion at a Delft gunpowder warehouse.
12 dic 2016 · A 362-year-old painting of a tiny bird has become one of the most popular of its time. But will we ever know what The Goldfinch means? Alastair Sooke takes a closer look.
In 1654 Fabritius painted one of his most extraordinary pictures, The Goldfinch. It is a lifelike portrait of a little bird pictured against a white wall. That same year, at the age of 32, Fabritius was killed when a gunpowder warehouse exploded in Delft.
Carel Fabritius (1622-1654) The Goldfinch, 1654. Oil on panel. 13 ¼ x 9 in. (33.5 x 22.8 cm) Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. Acquired in 1896. Inv. no. 605. Fabritius uses a minimum of quick strokes to portray the house pet’s downy body.
The Goldfinch (Dutch: Het puttertje) is a 1654 animal painting by Carel Fabritius of a chained goldfinch. It is an oil painting on panel of 33.5 by 22.8 cm (13.2 by 9.0 in). The work belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.
Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style and experimented with perspective and lighting. Among his works are A View of Delft (1652; National Gallery, London), The Goldfinch (1654), and The Sentry (1654).
