The Laughing Boy by Frans Hals
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"The Laughing Boy" is a lively 17th-century portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, celebrated for its spontaneous brushwork and vivid depiction of a laughing child.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Laughing Boy | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| artist | Frans Hals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
capture fleeting expression
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convey spontaneity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Haarlem school of painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | vivid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Frans Hals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Dutch ⓘ |
| depictionType | bust-length portrait ⓘ |
| depicts | laughing boy ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | oil paint on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive facial expression
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sense of immediacy ⓘ spontaneous brushwork ⓘ vivid depiction of laughter ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| portraysAgeGroup | child ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
amusement
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joy ⓘ |
| portraysGender | boy ⓘ |
| school | Dutch Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
lively brushwork
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loose brushwork ⓘ spontaneous brushwork ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child
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genre portrait of a child ⓘ |
| technique |
painterly handling of paint
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visible brushstrokes ⓘ |
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