Versproncks Meisje in het blauw

Johannes Verspronck, Portret van een meisje in het blauw, 1641

Image from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Together with Professor Frans Grijzenhout, known from the TV programme Kunstraadsels, the Frans Hals Museum takes visitors on a quest to discover the identity of Verspronck's Girl in Blue.

Versproncks Meisje in het blauw

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Thu 12 Mar11:00 - 17:00

Fri 13 Mar11:00 - 17:00

Sat 14 Mar11:00 - 17:00

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Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland 62, 2011 ES Haarlem

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A quest to discover the girl's identity

In 1640-1641, the Haarlem painter Johannes Verspronck (1600-1662) painted portraits of a young girl and her parents. The three remained together for a long time, but eventually the portraits of the parents ended up in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe and the portrait of the girl in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. There, the ‘girl in blue’, as she is affectionately known, became a public favourite. But who exactly is she?