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HALS, Frans: Portrait of a Woman

🖼 Portrait of a Woman, 1655-60
Oil on canvas
60 × 55.6 cm
Kingston upon Hull, Italy

Luminous skin tones and loose brushwork capture a woman's direct gaze in Dutch Golden Age portraiture. Hals's fluid technique and psychological intimacy revolutionized portrait painting, emphasizing personality over formal convention.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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