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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:: 1502
Portrait of an Elderly Lady
1633
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
40 3/8 x 34 3/16 in / 1.025 x .869 m
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Painting ID:: 1503
Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull
c1626/28 National Gallery, London
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Painting ID:: 1504
Young Man and Woman in an Inn
1623 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Painting ID:: 1505
Portrait of Samuel Ampzing
1630
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Painting ID:: 1506
Maria Pietersdochter Olycan
Museum of Art, Sao Paolo
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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: | Francois Flameng | Jan Spanjaert | John Raphael Smith | Ilya Yefimovich Repin | Mannheim, Jean |
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