'''Carel Fabritius''' (1622-1654) was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.

Fabritius was born in Middenbeemster, where he is thought to have spent a while working 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 but o...(continue reading)