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 :. | Officers and Sergeants of the St Hadrian Civic Guard | Company of Captain Reinier Reael | The Women Regents of the Haarlem Almshouse | Portrait of a Standing Woman | Portrait of a woman |
Related Artists:
Biljert, Jan Hermansz. van
Dutch, approx. 1597-1671
Franz Kops
painted Ir. konigl. Hoheit Prinz Georg, Herzog zu Sachsen im Jahre 1895 - Studie nach dem Leben in 1895
Theodor Hosemann
painted Blick uber die Havel auf das winterliche Brandenburg in 1838