Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff
Frans Hals
1625 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings
As the original inscription indicates, the sitter was thirty-six when portrayed by Hals. The portrait's immediacy is enhanced by vivid brushwork, strong modeling, and a glance and heartfelt gesture which respond to the viewer. The oval framing device was adapted from Dutch portrait engravings but is more illusionistic than in almost any print.
- Artist
- Frans Hals
- Date
- 1625
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
