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Frans Hals was born in Antwerp in 1582 or 1583, the son of a clothworker from Mechelen. His family settled in Haarlem following the Spanish reconquest of Antwerp in 1585, and it was there that he spent almost his entire working life. His early training remains obscure. A later account identifies him as a pupilContinue reading “Frans Hals: Style, Reputation and Portraiture”