Carel Fabritius: The Goldfinch, 1654, Dutch. Took this photo at The Maurithuis, Den Haag. "Sinewy wings; scratched pinfeather. The speed of (Fabritius') brush is visible, the sureness of his hand, paint dashed thick. And yet there are also half-transparent passages...the underlayer of paint is visible beneath the hairs of his brush; he wants us to feel the downy breast-fluff, the softness and texture of it, the brittleness of the little claw curled about the brass perch." -Donna Tartt
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