Merrymakers at Shrovetide
Frans Hals · 1610
Why it's great
A group of laughing people sits at a table in costume, with one wearing a fool's hat and another a jester. Frans Hals painted it in about 1615, and the quick brushwork makes them look as if they are laughing right now.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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Frans Hals was a Dutch painter who was born in Antwerp around 1582 and lived most of his life in Haarlem. He painted lively portraits with fast, loose brushstrokes, so his sitters seem to laugh, drink and talk right in front of you. He died in Haarlem in 1666.
