Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.
In the Series:
Aug. 30: Rembrandt
Sept. 6: Rembrandt cont’d
Sept 13: Vermeer – A New Look
Sept. 20: Frans Hals