Frans Hals Museum

The Frans Hals Museum focuses on Haarlem’s Golden Age masters. The museum possesses the world’s largest collection of paintings by Frans Hals. The foundation of radical changes in 17^th century painting were laid in Haarlem, ultimately leading up to the style and grandeur of Dutch Art in the Golden Age. The Frans Hals Museum collection summarizes the spectrum of 16^th– and 17^th century painting and reflects the revolutionary turn. Dutch Masters from the 16^th century like Jan van Scorel and Maerten van Heemskerck are presented as the pioneers for 17^th century Dutch masters Frans Hals and Pieter Claesz.