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Frans Hals
The Merry Toper, oil on canvas by Frans Hals, c. 1628â30; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Tradition suggests that Frans Hals was a pupil of Carel van Mander, a minor painter and poet who helped establish a painting academy in Haarlem. However, there is no definitive evidence to support or refute this claim.1
Notably, Halsâs early work conflicts with the typical mannerisms associated with Van Mander, appearing instead to be more closely aligned in spirit with the work of Jacob Jordaens, a Baroque painter from Antwerp.1