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 Paintings of Frans Hals :. | The Rommel Pot Player WGA | The Governors of the Old Men's Almshouse (mk45) | Banquet of the Officers of the Civic Guard of St Adrian | Portrait of a woman | Singing Boy with a Flute WGA |
Related Artists:
Jean-Baptiste Peronneau
French, 1715-1783
James Abbot McNeill Whistler
b Lowell MA 1834 d London 1903
POELENBURGH, Cornelis van
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1586-1667