Loading...Frans Hals
Zingend meisje
1625-1630
Details
Type
Painting
Material and technique
Oil on panel
Subject
Painting; genre piece
Dimensions
40,3 x 40,3 cm
Identifier
os 2025-16
Source
<div>Purchased with support from the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, its Dorodarte Kunst Fonds, its Arent Fock Fonds, its Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst and the annual contribution of the Cultuurfonds), the National Acquisition Fund of the Ministry of OCW, the Mondriaan Fund, the VriendenLoterij, the Turing Foundation, the Frans Hals Museum Friends Association, Fonds De Man, the Municipality of Haarlem and several private donors.</div>
About the artwork
Two children are making music together. The girl sings intently from a book and keeps time with her hand. The boy looks up while playing the violin, his mouth open. You can see how completely absorbed they are in making music. Frans Hals' loose brushstrokes are clearly visible, for example in the girl's hair and the boy's fur hat. These paintings are special because they may depict two of Hals' own children – perhaps his daughter Sarah and son Frans junior. An archive document from 1644 describes the paintings as ‘two square depictions of the children of Hals of Haarlem, painted by him’.