Who painted “A Militiaman Holding a Berkemeyer, Known as the ‘Merry Drinker’”?

“A Militiaman Holding a Berkemeyer, Known as the ‘Merry Drinker’” was painted by Frans Hals in 1629. Where to see it: Rijksmuseum.

Dutch Golden Age

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Frans Hals: quick, slashing brushstrokes, laughing faces and lively portraits caught in a moment.

Frans Hals the Elder (c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places of worship but citizens liked to decorate their homes with works of art. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Frans Hals

More by Frans Hals

“Laughing Cavalier”, 1624
“Malle Babbe”, 1640–1646
“Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword”, 1625
“St. Luke”, 1625
“Portrait of a young man with a skull”, 1628
“Family group in a landscape”, 1645–1648
“Jester with lute”, 1624
“Gipsy Girl”, 1626