Frans Hals Paintings

Frans Hals the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age painter, normally of portraits, who lived and worked in Haarlem. He is known for his loose painterly brushwork, and helping introduce a lively style of painting to Dutch art. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group portraiture.
Born: 1582, Antwerp, Belgium
Died: August 26, 1666, Haarlem, Netherlands
Periods: Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Nationality: Dutch
Children: Nicolaes Hals, Reynier Hals, Jan Hals, Harmen Hals, Frans Hals the Younger, Adriaentje Hals