Really agree. And I'd never fully appreciated how he captures the personality sitter through their attitude - a pose, for example. He's not so much delving into the subjects psychology like Rembrandt as capturing their humanity. This show was a treat!
@carolinerobertson80987 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this. I went yesterday and I was stunned. The video, good as it is, cannot show the skill of rendering the fabrics, the lace and the sitters' expressions. I love the casual and natural stances - they just don't appear "posed" and to see people smiling and laughing is so unusual for that era. When you consider how stiff and formal most portraiture was in that age, it's all the more remarkable. You feel you could brush the hair from their faces, cuddle the children, dance to the music and stroke the enviable folds of brocade and lace fabrics. I now want to visit the Frans Hals museum in Haarlem and I am very glad that the National Gallery put on this wonderful show. It made me very happy.
@artgalleryexplorer7 ай бұрын
I am so glad you got to see it before it closed - wonderful, wasn't it. Everything you could hope for from a Hals show. Also, you are so right - the videos can never replicate the experience of pushing up close to a Canvas and seeing the brushwork for yourself. That's why I produce them - to encourage people to get out there and see for themselves! The Frans Hals museum is a must see - very atmospheric. Also, the Hals show is transferring to Amsterdam from February to June but even when that is not on, the Rijksmuseum is on the Hals trail too. Thank you for watching.
@kayfletcher416910 ай бұрын
I’m really glad that you have shared this. I love the warmth in Hals portraits, not showy, but genuinely humane and unpretentious. Beautiful work.
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It is pretty much the whole show because I couldn't decide what to leave out! Totally agree - a master.
@user-ci5sf5qj2k15 күн бұрын
We saw the Hals exhibit at the Rijksmuseum and absolutely loved it. I wasn't all that familiar with Hals compared to the other Dutch masters but after seeing his work I fell in love with it. His ability to capture the "inner person" in his subjects was amazing. And oh my, those smiles !!
@artgalleryexplorer15 күн бұрын
Isn't it a great show. I am so glad that you got to see it in the artists home country too - that must have been magical.
@Garth-e3b4 күн бұрын
A week ago, I realised the dirty, shabby, brass coal bucket I spotted in a skip, which had an inch of sticky, still wet black paint inside, is in fact, ' A mid 19c. Silver plated ice bucket, with two lionhead handles and an impressed image of a minstrel, playing a lute. If it wasn't for the net, and an image search under, ' minstrel playing a lute ', I doubt if many would have recognized it as a dedication to, The Lute Player, by Frans Hals. Am I impressed? Oh yeah, I don't know where this is taking me, but so far, I'm on a joyride. True treasure piece.
@johnmalenchek659710 ай бұрын
Truly one of the greats. The Laughing Cavalier alone is worth the trip. See it!
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Really glad you liked the exhibition when you visited. It is perfectly balanced.
@MsSarah3250310 ай бұрын
I'm still smiling. I have been an aspiring portrait painter since I was very small. Frans Hals was one of my first crushes. I remember trying to crawl into the encyclopedia to get a closer look at the Laughing Cavalier. I was smitten then at 8 years old and I am still smittened. I am off to look and see if I can find where this show will be exhibited in the US I have to see it! Then I will watch your video again. Thank you.. Thank you..
@MsSarah3250310 ай бұрын
Looks like I missed it. It didn't make it to the Southeast US where I am. Thank you again for sharing. 🤗
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching - such a feel good artist and it's crazy that it is the first major survey of his work anywhere for over 30 years. The last show reach D.C. but sadly this one is transfering to Amsterdam and then Berlin. I am really surprised it's not heading to the States because a lot of the loans have travelled from the US (and one from Canada). Hopefully a Frans Hals exhibition will be launched there soon.
@philipburton95184 ай бұрын
Perfect Video! Music is an excellent addition. Thank you so much.
@artgalleryexplorer4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching. An wonderful exhibition!
@rogierb75775 ай бұрын
Great video! I’m visiting the exhibition in Rijksmuseum tomorrow. I’m excited!
@artgalleryexplorer5 ай бұрын
Wow, lucky you. I would say that I hope you enjoy it but I know you will! (as long as it is not too busy). So many masterpieces.
@lynnblack64936 ай бұрын
I missed it! But this review of show was wonderful. Will look for a few of the paintings at NG and perhaps even get to Wallace!
@artgalleryexplorer6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. Definitely get your Hals fill in London. On the off chance you can go, it is on in Amsterdam until June. www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/frans-hals
@CB-vg1wq6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your efforts in creating this magnificent video. I am going to see in May.
@artgalleryexplorer6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. Enjoy Hals in Amsterdam!
@williamtaylor548110 ай бұрын
Thank you George for another splendid video. Look forward to the Frans H show
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. A very memorable exhibition indeed. I very much hope you enjoy it. There's nothing like seeing them in the flesh - especially the wonderful shades of black on the clothes of many of the sitters.
@frogtastic100010 ай бұрын
I remember seeing some of his paintings at the Rijksmuseum, very good.
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Definitely - there are several choice loans from the Rijksmuseum in the show, which were a delight to see.
@annap.507910 ай бұрын
Спасибо огромное вам! И музыка подобрана чудно!
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind comment and for watching!
@user-bk1jb9qj6t7 ай бұрын
Большое спасибо. Видео вполне позволяет представить и концепцию выставки, логику наполнения залов и главные шедевры, особая благодарность за съемку парных портретов. Всех благ Вам. Спасибо.
@thelittlelai_25657 ай бұрын
Great content! Thanks for sharing ❤
@artgalleryexplorer7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching.
@malcolmprice36549 ай бұрын
Many thanks.
@artgalleryexplorer9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching.
@malcolmprice36549 ай бұрын
Good video. Looking forward to visiting later this month. Visited the Haarlem house in my early teens some 65 years ago. Btw, showing my ignorance, what was the accompanying music, which loved?
@artgalleryexplorer9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and I hope, very much, you enjoy when you visit. The music was String Quartet No. 5 in F Major, K. 158: Tempo Di Menuetto Part 2.
@jameswelsh778910 ай бұрын
You are excellent! I wish I could “like” this vid’ 1000 X!
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and kind words. This show was such a highlight and I'm already planning to go back!
@alanjmasters10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@artgalleryexplorer10 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@mARTin4ARTsake5 ай бұрын
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@user-qy1ig2cs5y7 ай бұрын
Great video thanks. Whats the music that is playing behind
@artgalleryexplorer7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. The first piece is by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen and is called 'The Break of Dawn.' The second piece is a String Quartet in F major.
@jasonchambers44957 ай бұрын
Great video. What is the piece of music at 8.00 mins called?
@artgalleryexplorer7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. The piece is called String Quartet No. 5 in F Major, K. 158: Tempo Di Menuetto Part 2. It's a traditional arrangement which I found after a search on Epidemic Sounds.
@jasonchambers44957 ай бұрын
Thankyou! @@artgalleryexplorer
@mARTin4ARTsake5 ай бұрын
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@artgalleryexplorer5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the link. I enjoyed seeing these works again and have subscribed.