Dirck Hals [SEP] place of death
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 influenced by his elder brother Frans Hals, but painted few portraits.
Biography.
According to Houbraken he was the brother of the painter Frans Hals and was specialized in small paintings of "conversation pieces" or "merry companies" (Dutch:
Dirck
Dirck may refer to:
- Dirck Barendsz (1534–1592), Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam
- Dirck Bleker (1621–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Dirck Cornelis de Hooch (1613–1651), 17th-century Dutch portrait painter
- Dirck de Bray (1635–1694), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Dirck Ferreris (1639–1693), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Dirck Gerritsz Pomp (1544–1608), Dutch sailor, the first known Dutchman to visit Japan
- Dirck Hals (1591–1656),