Portrait of a Young Man

about 1638/40, Artist: Frans Hals

 

 

Portrait of a Young Man

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.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Saal XII

Object data

Object Name

Painting

Culture

Dutch

Dated

about 1638/40

Artist

Frans Hals (1582/1583 Antwerpen - 1666 Haarlem) - GND

Material

Canvas

Dimensions

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

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie

Inv. No.

Gemäldegalerie, 709

Provenance

1730 documented in the gallery

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