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 Jolly Drinker | Joseph Coymans | De Heer Bodolphe | Festmabl of the officers of the St. Jorisdoelen in Haarlem | Portrait of a Woman |
Related Artists:
Jjean-Marc nattier
French Rococo Era Painter, 1685-1766
Giovanni Michele Graneri
painted The Teatro Regio in Turin in 1752
Carl Johann Lasch
painted Portrait of August Bolten in 1883