De Pijp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Frans Hals

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 6, 2023

1. Frans Hals Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Een van de belangrijkste Oude Hollandse Meesters en beroemd om zijn losse manier van schilderen. In 1610 werd hij lid van het Haarlemse schildersgilde. Hij schilderde vooral portretten maar heeft ook meesterlijke schuttersstukken gemaakt.

(English translation:)

One of the most important Old Dutch Masters and famous for his loose way of painting. In 1610 he became a member of the Haarlem painters' guild. He mainly painted portraits, but also made masterful militia pieces.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1610.

Location. 52° 21.444′ N, 4° 53.338′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in De Pijp. It is at the intersection of Frans Halsstraat and Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat, on the right when traveling south on Frans Halsstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 361, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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1072 XV, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Artus Quellinus (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Monument De Gevallen Hoornblazer / The Fallen Hornblower Memorial (about 180 meters away); Pieter Janszoon Saenredam (about 180 meters away); Marie Heineken (about 180 meters away); Gerard Dou (about 240 meters away); Bartholomeus van der Helst (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Albert Cuyp (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Taartpunten Gerard Doustraat (Gerard Doustraat Cake Wedges) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . .
1. Frans Hals (The Met).

Overview: The celebrated portraitist and genre painter Frans Hals has been placed second only to Rembrandt and, during the past hundred years, to Vermeer in
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 6, 2023

2. Frans Hals Marker - wide view
the pantheon of great Dutch painters of the Golden Age. In the second half of the nineteenth century, Hals was actually the most admired artist in some quarters—especially in Paris, since Vermeer’s small oeuvre was still only beginning to be defined, and Hals’ bourgeois subjects, his often colorful palette, and above all his bold brushwork became more inspiring to Realist and Impressionist painters than was the venerable model of Rembrandt.

(Submitted on June 9, 2023.)

2. Frans Hals (Wikipedia).

Overview: Frans Hals the Elder (c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem.

Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group portraiture. He is known for his loose painterly brushwork.

(Submitted on June 9, 2023.)

Copy of Self-portrait image. Click for full size.

Photographed by After Frans Hals (via Wikimedia Commons), January 8, 2014

3. Copy of Self-portrait

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.