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HALS, Frans: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, c. 1660
Oil on wood
31.8 × 25.5 cm
The Hague, Netherlands

Caught mid-gesture, the subject turns with a lively glance, rendered in loose brushwork that captures spontaneous movement. Hals revolutionized portrait painting by abandoning stiff formality, establishing the dynamic character study as a Dutch Golden Age hallmark.

Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Jaap van der Veen
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