Matthijs Harings Explained

Matthijs Harings (1593 in Leeuwarden  - 1667 in Leeuwarden), was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.

According to Arnold Houbraken, he was a good portrait painter who caught the expressions of his subjects well.[1] According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, his portraits are sometimes confused with works by Wybrand de Geest.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Matthijs Harings Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/36039 Matthijs Harings

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