On display

A Young Student at His Desk

Carel Fabritius (1622 - 1654), Attributed to

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: ca 1642 - 1643

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 99 x 84 cm h x w: Ram 118 x 103 cm

Inventory numberNM 7100

AcqusitionPurchase 2012 funded by The Wiros Fund

Other titlesTitel (sv): Studerande yngling vid skrivbordet Titel (en): A Young Student at His Desk

DescriptionExhibition text: A student sits daydreaming at a table with books, a popular theme here rendered by Rembrandt’s most brilliant pupil. Light entering the dark interior spotlights the lower half of his face while the forehead is shaded beneath a beret. The expressive use of light, dark-toned palette, and impasto brushwork suggests the painting was made in Rembrandt’s studio, inspired by the master’s fanciful role portraits and studies of the illumination of faces.

Exhibited

Collection

MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting