Portrait of René Descartes by Frans Hals Poster

A portrait of the 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes. It is on display in the Statens Museum for Kunst and is considered by most to be the original portrait of Descartes by Hals (several copies exist in other museums). Hals paints him in three-quarters view. Descartes looks at the viewer with a confident, thoughtful, and inquisitive expression. The fingers of his left hand are visible in the bottom right. He holds his had in this hand. Someone has scratched this portrait by Hals after he completed it. There are zigzagging scratches in Descartes’ face. Probably this was done by someone who did not agree with some of the revolutionary ideas of Descartes. A more detailed description can be found at https://www.tripimprover.com/blog/portrait-of-rene-descartes-by-frans-hals.