A Roll of Thunder: The Life and Death of the Creator of The Goldfinch and the Amazing Power of Art
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On the morning of October 12, 1654, a "clap of thunder" was heard in the city of Delft. A colossal explosion at a gunpowder warehouse destroyed an entire block, taking hundreds of lives and maiming thousands more. Among the victims was Rembrandt's young student, the author of the famous masterpiece "The Goldfinch" - Carel Fabritius. He was destined to lie under the rubble, among the smoke and suffocating dust, next to his own canvas, for six long hours. Help came too late. Telling about what preceded the tragedy, about the life of Fabritius and his work, writer and art critic Laura Cumming takes the reader into the world of the Netherlands in the 17th century - a world in which Rembrandt, Vermeer, Jacob van Ruisdael, Adriaen Corte, Gerard ter Borch and many other outstanding painters lived and worked. The Golden Age of Dutch painting is closely intertwined in her narrative with 20th-century Scotland and contemporary London, and the fate of a talented Delft painter is intertwined with that of the artist James Cumming, the author's father. Skillfully combining art history and memoir, Cumming creates a surprising, touching and profound story about the devastating power of art.
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