3 Frans Hals in his time
3.1 An advanced state of research
3.2 Changing perceptions of Frans Hals
3.3 The personal circumstances of the painter Frans Hals
3.4 The development of Frans Hals the artist
3.5 Hals's recognition by his contemporaries
3.6 Colleagues and competitors
3.7 Patrons, supporters, maecenases
3.8 Experiencing the art of Frans Hals
Detail of cat.no. A2.11
Frans Hals (I) and Pieter Codde
Militia company of district XI, 1633-1637
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum