The Sentry (painting)

The Sentry
Artist Carel Fabritius
Year 1654 (1654)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 68 cm × 58 cm (27 in × 23 in)
Location Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany

The Sentry is a 1654 painting of a resting sentry and a dog by Carel Fabritius.[1] It is an oil painting on canvas of 68 by 58 cm (27 by 23 in).[2] The work is in the collection of the Staatliches Museum in Schwerin and was restored in 2004.[3]

References

  1. First survey exhibition ever of the work of Carel Fabritius, Leica Microsystems, 2009. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
  2. The Sentry, Carl Fabritius, Essential Vermeer 2.0. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
  3. (in German) Regine Kränz, "Der "Torwache" von Carel Fabritius", Kraenz.com. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
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