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Delft Gunpowder Explosion
- When
- 12 October 1654
- Where
- Delft, Netherlands
- Part of
- Delft Explosion
A gunpowder store exploded in Delft on October 12, 1654, destroying a quarter of the city and killing Carel Fabritius.
On the morning of October 12, 1654, Cornelis Soetens opened the magazine to check a powder sample. The explosion destroyed much of the city, including Fabritius's studio and most of his paintings, killing the 32-year-old artist.
Sources
- Delft Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
- Carel Fabritius Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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