Where to See Portrait of Theodorus Schrevelius by Frans Hals

Frans Hals completed this small portrait of Theodorus Schrevelius in 1617 on copper, measuring just 15.5 x 12 cm. Schrevelius was a humanist historian who served as headmaster of the Latin school in Leiden. The relationship between painter and subject was reciprocal: Schrevelius later became Hals's biographer.

In his writings, Schrevelius praised Hals's portraits for containing "such power and life" that they "seemed to breathe." Two engraved copies of this portrait survive, one by Jacob Matham and another by Jonas Suyderhoef with an added poem by Caspar Barleaus. The painting exemplifies Baroque portraiture and is held at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem.

The portrait is at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. It's a small work, just 15.5 x 12 cm, painted on copper.

Schrevelius (1572–1649) was a humanist and historian who became headmaster of the Latin school in Leiden. He later wrote about Hals, praising his portraits for seeming "to breathe."

The subject became the artist's biographer. Schrevelius wrote that Hals's portraits had "such power and life" that they challenged nature itself.

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