Nicolaes Hals (1628,

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– 1686,

), was a

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painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken who mistakenly mentioned him as one of the grandsons of the painter

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

by his son Jan, he was like his brothers Harman, Frans II, and Jan, good at music and painting.Klaas Hals Janszoon in Frans Hals Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...

, courtesy of the

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According to the RKD he was the son of Frans Hals and his second wife, who, when he grew up, painted landscapes and architectural scenes in addition to portraits.Nicolaes Hals
in the

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The age gap between Nicolaes and his older halfbrother Harmen is probably the reason that Houbraken called him a grandson. In 1655 he married a rich widow from

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, but they did not have any children. His works are sometimes confused with those of

Nicolaes Molenaer Nicolaes (Klaes) Molenaer (1626-1629 in Haarlem – 1676 in Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and Drawing, draughtsman. Biography Molenaer was born and died in Haarlem in the family of tailor Jan Mienssen Molenaer and his second ...

. He was a pupil of his father together with

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (21 April 1630 – 10 July 1700) was a Dutch painter of still lifes, in particular floral and vanitas still lifes. He also painted genre scenes and portraits. After starting his career in Haarlem, he worked mo ...

, who married his sister. He was also familiar with his cousin Anthony, the son of his uncle

Dirck Hals Dirck Hals (19 March 1591 – 17 May 1656), born at Haarlem, was a Dutch Golden Age painter of merry company scenes, festivals and ballroom scenes. He played a role in the development of these types of genre painting. He was somewhat influe ...

. File:Nicolaes Hals - Haarlem in the Grote Houtstraat looking north towards the Grote Kerk FHM OS-I-123.jpg, Haarlem in the

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looking north towards the Grote Kerk

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hals, Nicolaes 1628 births 1686 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Haarlem

Nicolaes Nicolaes is a given name that is spelled Nicolaas in modern Dutch. Notable people * Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1620–1683), Dutch Golden Age painter * Nicolaes Boddingius (1605–1669), Dutch schoolmaster, writer and minister *Nicolaes Borrem ...

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