Frans Hals
Dutch painter
Frans Hals the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of tronies, who lived and worked in Haarlem.
Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group portraiture. He is known for his... Wikipedia
Born: 1580, Antwerp, Belgium
Died: August 26, 1666 (age 86 years), Haarlem, Netherlands
Periods: Baroque and Dutch Golden Age
Children: Jan Hals, Frans Hals the Younger, Adriaentje Hals, and more
Siblings: Dirck Hals
Artworks
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