This painter from the Netherlands was disciple of Karel Van Mander (1600-1603). He entered in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1610. In 1616 while he was living in Antwerp, he contacted Rubens, who visited him in Haarlem in 1624. Hals’ genius is showed mainly on the portrait that was the genre in which his surprising skills outstand. Above all, he grasped the gestures, the...
