Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Carel Fabritius (1622-1654)


Self-Portrait (1654)

The Goldfinch (1654)
Both these portraits date from the year of Fabritius's death: he was killed in the Delft Explosion, which leveled a quarter of the city.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can you see the secret messages behind these pictures? Also to whom they were directed?