The Goldfinch

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The Goldfinch is a famous 1654 trompe-l'œil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, depicting a life-sized goldfinch chained to its perch.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
trompe-l'œil painting
artHistoricalPeriod Baroque
artist Carel Fabritius NERFINISHED
artworkStyle realism
catalogCode Mauritshuis 605
city The Hague
collection Mauritshuis collection
condition well-preserved
country Netherlands
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
creator Carel Fabritius NERFINISHED
dateOfCreation 1654
depictionForm life-size representation
depicts bird chained to a perch
goldfinch
genre still life painting
hasBackground plain wall
hasChainDepicted yes
hasColorPalette earth colors
muted tones
hasCulturalSignificance celebrated example of trompe-l'œil in European art
iconic work of Dutch Golden Age painting
hasPerchDepicted yes
hasPerspective illusion of three-dimensionality
hasSubject animal painting
domesticated bird
hasType illusionistic painting
height 33.5 cm
inception 1654
influencedBy Dutch still life tradition
Rembrandt
location Mauritshuis
material oil on panel
medium oil paint
movement Dutch Golden Age painting
notableFor depiction of a life-sized goldfinch
realistic trompe-l'œil effect
subtle use of light and shadow
originalTitle Het puttertje
partOf Dutch Golden Age art
support panel
surface wooden panel
titleLanguage Dutch
width 22.8 cm
yearCompleted 1654


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