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 :. | Portrait of an Elderly Lady | Portrait of a Standing Man | Theodorus Schrevelius | The Rommel Pot Player WGA | Young Man and Woman in an Inn |
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Hugh Bolton Jones
American Painter, 1848-1927
Nicolas Regnier
Maubeuge ca 1590-Venice 1667
Pieter Cornelisz. van Rijck
painted Still Life with Two Figures, Dimensions in 1622