Brief Biography-Carel Fabritius of Delft is famed for his perspective views and trompe l’oeil in wall paintings; he was also a renowned portraitist. He came from a family of painters and trained in the atelier of Rembrandt. His father, Pieter, and his brothers, Barent and Johannes, were also painters. While Rembrandt influenced him, he was the only one of his students to veer away from his style; he emphasised lighter colour and perspective. There are accounts of him being the master of Jan Vermeer, but they are not verified; however, his works did influence Vermeer. Unfortunately, Carel died young when caught in a massive explosion from the Delft gunpowder magazine. It also killed his student Mattias Spoors. Therefore, only a few of his paintings have survived.