Carel Fabritius (bapt. Feb 27 1622, Middenbeemster - Oct 12 1654, Delft) was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils. Fabritius was born in the ten-year old Beemster polder, where he is thought to have worked as a carpenter. In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his brother Barent Fabritius. In the early 1650s he moved to Delft, and joined the Delft painters' guild in 1652. Wikipedia
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