Hals
Americannoun
noun
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Besides Rembrandt, the 27 artists include Vermeer and Frans Hals; Jan Lievens, Rembrandt’s contemporary and friend; Gerard Dou, one of his students; as well as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Steen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
The Hals exhibition follows recent blockbuster shows at the Amsterdam museum showcasing the two other great names of 17th century Dutch art — Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Agnolo Bronzino in Florence, Frans Hals in Haarlem, Hyacinthe Rigaud in Paris — lots of great European portrait painters exploited the language of wardrobe, but none more eloquently than Goya.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The person who knew best was the painter Frans Hals.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Just before we were to reboard the bus, I wandered into the large drawing room dominated by a Hals and a Rubens.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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