Artist: Frans Hals Painting: Portrait of Willem van Heythuysen Introduction: mk86
c.1625-1630
Oil on canvas
204.5x134.5cm
Munich,Bayerisch Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,
Alte Pinakothek
Regentsses of the Old Men's Almoshouse in Haarlem Painting ID:: 33677
Artist: Frans Hals Painting: Regentsses of the Old Men's Almoshouse in Haarlem Introduction: mk86
1664
Oil on canvas
170.5x249.5cm
Haarlem,Frans-Hals-Museum
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 : | George Scharf | Pierre Subleyras | Mattheus Verheyden | HERRERA, Francisco de, the Younger | Dominique Vivant Denon |