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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:: 25924
The Governors of the Old Men's Almshouse (mk45)
1664
Oil on canvas
172.5x256cm
Haarlem,Frans Halsmuseum
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Painting ID:: 29326
A Young Man with a Glove
mk65
ca.1650
Oil on canvas
31 1/2x26"
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Painting ID:: 29328
Portrait of a Man
mk65
Oil o canvas
33x26"
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Painting ID:: 33656
Two Singing Boys
mk86
1626
Oil on canvas
62x54.5cm
Cassel,Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
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Painting ID:: 33672
Banquet of the Office of the St George Civic Guard in Haarlem
mk86
1616
Oil on canvas
175x324cm
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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: | Heinrich Friedrich Fuger | Frederick Edwin Church | El Greco | DROST, Willem | Pieter de Hooch |
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