Five of this man's sons also became painters, though none reached his notoriety. Although Adriaen Brouwer used this man's techniques, he left few if any direct followers. This pupil of Carel van Mander painted with a loose brushstroke technique that allowed him to capture the vitality of sitters like Mr. Verdonck, who carries a jawbone, or the carelessly dressed Gypsy Girl. Though later works like his portrait of Descartes and his Daniel van Aken Playing the Violin reveal a sense of foreboding he will always be associated with the liveliness of
Five of this man's sons also became painters, though none reached his notoriety. Although Adriaen Brouwer used this man's techniques, he left few if any direct followers. This pupil of Carel van Mander painted with a loose brushstroke technique that allowed him to capture the vitality of sitters like Mr. Verdonck, who carries a jawbone, or the carelessly dressed Gypsy Girl. Though later works like his portrait of Descartes and his Daniel van Aken Playing the Violin reveal a sense of foreboding he will always be associated with the liveliness of group scenes like The Archers of St. Adrian and Banquet of the Officers of St. George. FTP name this Haarlem native best known The Governors of the Almshouse and his pair of 1620s works The Merry Toper and The Laughing Cavalier.
Five of this man's sons also became painters, though none reached his notoriety.
Franz Hals