Portrait of a Woman, possibly Sara Wolphaerts van Diemen (1594-1667), second Wife of Nicolaes Hasselaer
Frans Hals
ca. 1637
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
68; 81.5
About this artwork
Portret van Duifje van Gerwen (1618-1658), jongste dochter van een rijke Amsterdamse wijnhandelaar aan de Warmoesstraat, echtgenote van Jan van de Poll. Borstbeeld naar links, met een grote plooikraag. Pendant van SK-A-1246.
About the Artist
Frans Hals · 1582–1666
Dutch portrait artist whose unique style of loose brushstrokes was labeled 'unfinished' by some at the time, but whose work is now regarded as equally important to Rembrandt's. Hals painted 'wet on wet'; that coupled with his brushwork and his powerful illumination of his subjects' head and face, his portraits seem more animated than others. Although the reception to his work was often mixed, Hals...