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Frans Hals
1580-1666
Frans Hals Galleries
In the field of group portraiture his work is equalled only by that of Rembrandt. Hals's portraits, both individual and group, have an immediacy and brilliance that bring his sitters to life in a way previously unknown in the Netherlands. This effect, achieved by strong Baroque designs and the innovative use of loose brushstrokes to depict light on form, was not to the taste of critics in the 18th century and the early 19th, when his work was characterized as lazy and unfinished. However, with the rise of Realism and, later, Impressionism, Hals was hailed as a modern painter before his time. Since then his works have always been popular.
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Painting ID:: 1517
The Women Regents of the Haarlem Almshouse
1664
Frans Hals Museum
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Painting ID:: 1518
Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove
1650
The Hermitage, St.Petersburg
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Painting ID:: 1519
Boy with a Lute
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Painting ID:: 20389
Jester with a Lute (mk05)
Wood,28 x 24 1/2''(71 x 62 cm)Assigned to the Louvre in 1984
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Painting ID:: 20391
Portrait of a Woman (mk05)
Canvas,42 1/2 x 31 1/2''(108 x 80 cm)Bequest of Dr.Louis La Caze 1869
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Frans Hals
1580-1666
Frans Hals Galleries
In the field of group portraiture his work is equalled only by that of Rembrandt. Hals's portraits, both individual and group, have an immediacy and brilliance that bring his sitters to life in a way previously unknown in the Netherlands. This effect, achieved by strong Baroque designs and the innovative use of loose brushstrokes to depict light on form, was not to the taste of critics in the 18th century and the early 19th, when his work was characterized as lazy and unfinished. However, with the rise of Realism and, later, Impressionism, Hals was hailed as a modern painter before his time. Since then his works have always been popular.
. Related Artists to Frans Hals: | Ford Madox Brown | Peter Andreas Rysbrack | Frans Francken II | Edouard Hamman | Skovgaard |
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