Dirck Hals
Dirck Hals (19 March 1591 – 17 May 1656), born at
Dutch Golden Age painter of merry company scenes, festivals and ballroom scenes. He played a role in the development of these types of genre painting. He was somewhat influenced by his elder brother Frans Hals
, but painted few portraits.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was the brother of the painter Frans Hals and was specialized in small paintings of "conversation pieces" or "merry companies" (Dutch: Gezelschapjes), scenes of small groups drinking and enjoying themselves. The Haarlem writer Samuel Ampzing mentions both brothers in his Praise of Haarlem with a poem stating that both brothers were exceptional; Frans painting his portraits "awake", and Dirck painting his figures "purely".[1]
According to the RKD he worked in
Waalse Kerk (Haarlem).[2]
References
- Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ RKD
External links
- Media related to Dirck Hals at Wikimedia Commons
- Dirck Hals on Artnet
- Works and literature on Dirck Hals