No joke: Frans Hals paints all of Dutch life at new exhibition
No joke: Frans Hals paints all of Dutch life at new exhibition
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Frans Hals
Eight rooms filled with sumptuous embroidery and fine-spun lace worn by sitters with laughing, gurning and awed faces: The Laughing Cavalier is but one of a cast of many
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Van Gogh would have loved to see the National Gallery's exhibition on Hals
We spotlight eight paintings in the London show that Vincent singled out for special praise
Source: theartnewspaper.com
Why is Frans Hals still not considered the equal of Rembrandt?
Who was Frans Hals? We know very little about him. He was baptised in either 1582 or 1583 in Antwerp. He died in 1666 at the age of 83 or 84. Approximately 220 works survive. One discredited narrative claimed Hals was a drunk – an inference probably based on his subject matter. There are several
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