Portrait of a Man
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Portrait of a Man, better known as The Laughing Cavalier, is a celebrated 1624 Baroque portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, renowned for its vivid brushwork and the subject’s enigmatic, almost smiling expression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Laughing Cavalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of Dutch Golden Age portraiture
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masterpiece of Frans Hals ⓘ |
| artMovement | Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brushworkCharacteristic |
loose brushwork
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vivid brushwork ⓘ |
| collection | Wallace Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting dark background
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warm tones ⓘ |
| commissionedAs | private portrait ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Frans Hals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | celebrated painting ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1624 ⓘ |
| depictionCharacteristic |
almost smiling expression
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enigmatic expression ⓘ |
| depicts |
male sitter
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man ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
elaborate costume
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feathered hat ⓘ lace collar ⓘ richly embroidered sleeves ⓘ |
| inception | 1624 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Wallace Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from sitter’s jaunty appearance rather than actual laughter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive handling of paint
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lively characterization of the sitter ⓘ vivid brushwork ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| sitterGaze | direct gaze at viewer ⓘ |
| sitterGender | male ⓘ |
| sitterPose | three-quarter view ⓘ |
| style | Baroque ⓘ |
| subjectIdentity | unknown sitter ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of a Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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