The Goldfinch (painting)
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The Goldfinch is an oil painting by Carel Fabritius, a Dutch Golden Age artist, of a life-sized chained European goldfinch. Signed and dated 1654, it has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in T
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The painting prior to the 2003 restoration
Part of The Goldfinch back panel, showing the red triangle
A European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Delft
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Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of
The Goldfinch (painting)
…was once part of a larger structure, perhaps a window jamb or a protective cover. It is possible that the painting was in its creator's workshop in Delft at the time of the gunpowder explosion that killed him and destroyed much of the city. A common and colourful bird with a pleasing song, the goldfinch…
A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
The Gemeenlandshuis and the Old Church, Delft, Summer by Cornelis Springer, 1877
Egbert van der Poel: A View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654
The "new" gunpowder store "Kruithuis", built in 1660 on the water of the Delftse Schie for public safety, today in use as a clubhouse