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An Old Lady by Frans Hals

An Old Lady

Frans Hals · 1628

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Artist
Frans Hals
Date
1628
Location
Yale University Art Gallery
ART MOVEMENTS
BaroqueDutch Golden Age painting
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THE ARTIST

Frans Hals

1591–1666 · Dutch Republic

Master of spontaneous brushwork who captured Dutch burghers with unrivaled liveliness and psychological insight.

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Beyond Hals and Baroque: works from the same years, and from the other movements An Old Lady belongs to.

The Little Street Same movement · Dutch Golden Age painting The Little Street Johannes Vermeer · 1658 · Rijksmuseum Apostle Peter Same era · 1610s–1640s Apostle Peter Rembrandt · 1629 · Nationalmuseum Musical Company Same movement · Dutch Golden Age painting Musical Company Rembrandt · 1626 · Museum De Lakenhal Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678) Same era · 1610s–1640s Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678) Peter Paul Rubens · 1630 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Southern Barbarians Same era · 1610s–1640s Southern Barbarians Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen · 1625 · Art Institute of Chicago An Elegant Company Same era · 1610s–1640s An Elegant Company Samuel Alcock & Company · 1632 · Art Institute of Chicago The Fortune-Teller Same era · 1610s–1640s The Fortune-Teller Georges de La Tour · 1630 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saint Jerome Same era · 1610s–1640s Saint Jerome Hendrick ter Brugghen · 1624 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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