Frans Hals

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1582 - 1666

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Frans Hals (ca. 1582-1666), the son of a weaver, was born in Antwerp between 1581 and 1585. The family fled from the Spaniards in 1585 and settled in Haarlem. There the young painter was apprenticed to Karel van Mander. In 1610 Hals became a member of Haarlem’s artist guild in 1610. He established his own studio, and took on pupils and assistants, such as Judith Leyster. His younger brother Dirck Hals was presumably also a student. Hals was renowned for his loose manner of painting, referred to by his contemporaries as 'the rough style'. This style has been both admired and criticized down the centuries. Hals mainly painted portraits and some superb civic guard pieces. He died in 1666 and was buried at St Bavo's, Haarlem’s principal church.

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