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HALS, Frans: Pieter van den Broecke

🖼 Pieter van den Broecke, c. 1633
Oil on canvas
71.2 × 61 cm
London, United Kingdom

Caught mid-gesture, the merchant Pieter van den Broecke emerges from shadow in loose, confident brushwork, his gaze direct and penetrating. Hals pioneered this unflinching psychological realism, capturing personality over flattery—revolutionizing Dutch portraiture and influencing centuries of figurative art.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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