Thunderclap av Laura Cumming

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<p><b>From the <i>Sunday Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>On Chapel Sands</i>, shortlisted for the Costa Prize for Biography</b><br><br><b>''No one writes art like Laura Cumming</b><b>'' Philip Hoare, author of <i>Albert and the Whale</i></b><br><br><b>''I will never look at any painting in the same way again'' Polly Morland, author of <i>A Fortunate Woman</i></b><br><br><b>_____________________<br><br>''We see with everything that we are''</b><br><br>On the morning of 12 October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than seventy miles away. Carel Fabritius - now known across the world for his exquisite painting, <i>The Goldfinch </i>- had been at work in his studio. He, along with many others, would not survive the day.<br><br>In <i>Thunderclap</i>, Laura Cumming reveals her passion for the art of the Dutch Golden Age and her determination to lift up the reputation of Fabritius. She reveals the Netherlands, where