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HALS, Frans: Andries van der Horn

🖼 Andries van der Horn, 1638
Oil on canvas
86 × 67 cm
São Paulo, Brazil

Warm ochre tones and fluid brushwork capture a Dutch gentleman in three-quarter view, his direct gaze engaging the viewer. Hals's loose technique and psychological immediacy revolutionized portrait painting, establishing the informal character study as a major artistic genre.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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