Frans Hals

and greater demand for art. Unlike Flanders, whose art was largely religious based, art among the Dutch Republic largely revolved around secular portraits, group portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes. One such example of art in the Dutch Republic, is Frans Hals double portrait, Married Couple in Garden: Portrait of Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Laen, which commemorates the wedding of Isaac Massa (a famed cartographer/geographer) and Beatrix van der Laen. Unlike earlier wedding portraits, such as the Arnolfini Portrait, Frans Hals depicts the married couple relaxed and largely in love. The life-sized couple (an influence of Caravaggio), sits in a beautiful garden, while Beatrix van de Lean, rests her arm over her husband’s shoulder affectionately almost displaying her wedding ring for all to see. Whereas the Arnolfini Portrait is almost devoid of all emotion, Hals highlights the bond between Beatrix and Isaac. Overall, Frans Hals portrait of Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Lean highlights the characteristics of Baroque art in the Dutch Republic. Not only does it exemplify portraiture (a popular painting of the time) but it also illustrates the emotional exuberance, and sensuality indicative of Baroque art. Although Frans Hals portraits exemplify Dutch Republic Baroque art, the most famous artist who emerged was Rembrandt. A prolific painter, Rembrandt painted masterful scenes of emotional poignancy and palpability, as seen in his group portrait, The Night Watch. Unlike…

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