Tag: light

The Laughing Cavalier (1624)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) The Laughing Cavalier 1624 Oil on canvas, 83 x 67.3 cm Wallace Collection, London A highly gifted portraitist, Frans Hals had a supreme ability to characterise his sitters and make them appear lifelike. This exuberant portrait of a…

Jester with a Lute (c.1623-1624)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Jester with a Lute c.1623–1624 Oil on canvas, 70 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of Bouffon (it dates back at least to 1921) refers to the world of theater (stripes of costume) and the genre…

Gypsy Girl (c.1626)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Gypsy Girl (La Bohémienne) c.1626 Oil on canvas, 58 x 52 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of “Bohemian”, inseparable from the fame of the painting, was given to her upon her entry into the Louvre (cat. Reiset).…

La Sainte Famille au repos (c.1627)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Sainte Famille au repos avec l’enfant saint Jean-Baptiste et les anges (The Holy Family at Rest with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 57 × 74 cm Museum of Fine…