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Thunderclap A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death [Audiobook]
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. As a brilliant art critic and historian, Laura Cumming has explored the importance of art in life and can give us a perspective on the time and place in which the artist worked.