Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff
Frans Hals · 1625 · Oil on canvas
Public domain
Marked public domain in The Met Collection API (isPublicDomain).
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About this picture
Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff is a public-domain painting by Frans Hals, dated 1625. Oil on canvas. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff” (1625) keeps the brushstroke visible. Hals’s sitters often look as if they have just turned toward you.
About the artist
Frans Hals (1582–1666) was a Haarlem portrait painter. The brush stays visible, and sitters often look as if they have just turned toward the viewer.
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