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Carel Fabritius and the Illusion of Life
You are looking at a quiet, solitary moment from the Dutch Golden Age. [1] A tiny goldfinch with a bright red face and black-and-white head sits on a wooden hoop. [2] Below its perch, a delicate metal chain binds its leg. [2] Carel Fabritius painted The Goldfinch as a masterpiece of realistic depth. [1]
Carel Fabritius used the dramatic Baroque style to capture this quiet subject. [1] He employed a technique called trompe-l'œil, which means tricking the eye into seeing real depth. [1] His loose, visible brushstrokes define the feathers and wood. [3] The bird seems to sit on a real plaster wall. [4]
This unique touch also shines in his Self Portrait and his portrait of Abraham De Potter. [1] You can see his entire range in our collection of Carel Fabritius reproductions. Today, the original The Goldfinch is celebrated among other famous paintings at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. [1]
Selecting Your Goldfinch Size and Frame
Every stroke of slate blue, brick red, and gold yellow is painted by hand to honor the original 1654 masterpiece. [1] [5] If you want the painting in its original proportions, you can request custom sizes to fit your room.
Bringing the goldfinch reproduction into your home means choosing the right fit for your wall. Our hand-painted oil reproduction is crafted brushstroke-by-brushstroke on museum-grade linen canvas. This vertical artwork starts from $350, with seven sizes and several elegant frames available.
Sources
- The Goldfinch (painting) - Wikipedia
- Medium
- The Goldfinch | Art Story | Mauritshuis
- The Engagement of Carel Fabritius' Goldfinch of 1654 with the Dutch Window, a Significant Site of Neighborhood Social Exchange - Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art
- Carel Fabritius’s “The Goldfinch” and Fiction | Alberti’s Window
