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Young Man and Woman in an Inn

1623
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 637
Painted with the characteristically bold brushwork that Hals had learned from Flemish painting, this picture provides a gleefully nonjudgmental depiction of a young couple carousing in the doorway of an inn or brothel. Flushed cheeks and open-mouthed grins indicate that the pair has broken with contemporary rules of comportment. Yet even the humble interior in which they find themselves boasts a landscape painting above the mantelpiece.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Young Man and Woman in an Inn
  • Artist: Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem)
  • Date: 1623
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 41 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (105.4 x 79.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.602
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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