Frans Hals is having his moment in the European sun. The recent exhibition at the National Gallery – the first major show dedicated to the Dutch portraitist in over 30 years – was one of the most talked-about art events of the past year. Now it’s the turn of the Rijksmuseum to play host to The Laughing Cavalier (1624), The Lute Player (1623/24) and the rest of Hals’ cast of merry renegades.
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