Portrait of a Young Man
about 1638/40 | Frans Hals
Frans Hals, who was born in Antwerp, was still a child when his parents fled religious persecution and moved with him to Holland. During his many years in Haarlem he painted almost exclusively portraits, in which he captured lifelike images of his fellow citizens. The half-length Portrait of a Young Man is one of the painter’s late works. The virtuoso treatment of the highly expressive face demonstrates his gift for psychological observation.
Frans Hals, who was born in Antwerp, was still a child when his parents fled religious persecution and moved with him to Holland. During his many years in Haarlem he painted almost exclusively portraits, in which he captured lifelike images of his fellow citizens. The half-length Portrait of a Young Man is one of the painter’s late works. The virtuoso treatment of the highly expressive face demonstrates his gift for psychological observation.
Artist:
Frans Hals (1582/1583 Antwerpen - 1666 Haarlem) DNB
Time:
about 1638/40
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
zum Oval beschnitten, die Ecken wieder ergänzt: cut to an oval, the corners added again: 81 cm × 59 cm
Overall: 78,9 cm × 65,8 cm × 2,4 cm
Framed: 110 cm × 98,5 cm × 12 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 709
Provenance
1730 documented in the gallery