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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:: 1507
Pieter van den Broecke
1633
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Painting ID:: 1508
The Laughing Cavalier
1624
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Painting ID:: 1509
Singing Boy with a Flute
1627
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
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Painting ID:: 1510
Portrait of William Croes
Pinakothek, Munich
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Painting ID:: 1511
The Merry Drinker
1627
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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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: | HIGHMORE, Joseph | Hugh William Williams | Michel Bouquet | William Simpson | Arshile Gorky |
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