Portrait of a Man. Date 1630(1630)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 116.1 cm (45.7 in). Width: 90.1 cm (35.5 in).
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Portrait of a Man. between 1660(1660) and 1666(1666)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 85.8 cm (33.8 in). Width: 66.9 cm (26.3 in).
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Portrait of a Man. 1622(1622)
Medium oil on canvas mounted on panel
Dimensions 107 X 85 cm (42.1 X 33.5 in)
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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.
Portrait of a Man. c. 1634(1634)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 24.7 X 19.5 cm (9.7 X 7.7 in)
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