Barent or Bernard Pietersz Fabritius (or Fabricius) (16 November 1624 (bapt.) – 20 October 1673 (buried)), was a

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painter. Fabritius was born at

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, North Holland, the son of

Pieter Carelsz. Fabritius Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 t ...

. He studied with his brothers

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and

Carel Fabritius Carel Pietersz. Fabritius (; bapt. 27 February 1622 – 12 October 1654) was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style ...

, and probably with

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally co ...

as well. He was a painter of biblical subjects (''The three angels before Abraham'', ''The presentation in the temple''), mythical and historical scenes, in addition to expressive portraits. He died in

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Paintings

File:Barent Fabritius - Young Painter in his Studio - WGA7720.jpg, ''Young Painter in his Studio'' ( 1655–1660) File:Barent Fabritius - The Slaughtered Pig - WGA7719.jpg, ''The Slaughtered Pig'' (1656) File:Barent Fabritius - Ruth and Boaz - WGA7718.jpg, ''Ruth and Boaz'' (1660)

References

Fabritius at Netherlands Institute for Art HistoryBarent Fabritius
at PubHist

External links

* 1624 births 1673 deaths People from Beemster Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub