Portret van Lucas de Clercq (ca. 1603-1652)
Frans Hals
c. 1635
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
121.6; 91.5
About this artwork
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
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...