1610
oil
panel
From the collection of Städel Museum
Dominant colour
Portrait of a man in a ruff collar is a 1610 oil by Frans Hals, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Beard, held at Städel Museum.
This painting is a portrait of a man with a ruff collar. The man is shown from the chest up, facing forward with a serious expression. He has a balding head and a long beard. The man's ruff collar is made up of many small, rounded pieces of fabric that are gathered together to form a circular shape around his neck. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to draw attention to the man's face and clothing. The artist who painted this portrait is Frans Hals.
Frans Hals the Elder (UK: , US: ; Dutch: ; c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places…
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