Carel Pietersz Fabritius (1622-1654): A Master of Delft Light Carel Pietersz Fabritius, a Dutch Golden Age painter, was born in Muiden, Netherlands, on February 27, 1622. He was the son of Pieter Carelsz., a painter and schoolteacher, and had two younger brothers who also pursued artistic endeavors. Initially apprenticed as a carpenter—a practical skill that would later inform his meticulous attention to detail—Fabritius embarked on a path toward mastering the art of painting. His formative years were spent studying under Rembrandt’s tutelage in Amsterdam during the early 1640s, an associati…