Thunderclap
A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death
New York : Scribner, 2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description: 263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
"New York Times bestselling author and art critic Laura Cumming reveals the fascinating, little-known story of the Thunderclap--the massive explosion at a gunpowder store in Holland that killed Carel Fabritius, renowned painter of The Goldfinch, and nearly killed Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring--two of the greatest artists of the 17th century"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Fabritius, Carel, 1622-1654.
Cumming, James, 1922-1991.
Cumming, Laura -- Childhood and youth.
Painters -- Netherlands.
Painting, Dutch -- 17th century.
Explosions -- Netherlands -- Delft -- History -- 17th century.
Fabritius, Carel, 1622-1654.
Cumming, James, 1922-1991.
Cumming, Laura -- Childhood and youth.
Painters -- Netherlands.
Painting, Dutch -- 17th century.
Explosions -- Netherlands -- Delft -- History -- 17th century.
ISBN:
9781982181741
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ARTISTS Cumming | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |