The Mystery of the Girl in Blue at the Frans Hals Museum

February 26 2026

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem will be opening a new display next month delving into the mystery sitter of Johannes Verspronck's Girl Dressed in Blue.

According to their website:

The portraits of the young girl in a striking blue dress [Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam] and her parents [Rijksmuseum Twenthe] remained together for a long time, but eventually ended up in different museums. In the Rijksmuseum, the “girl in blue” became a public favourite. Yet to this day, we still do not know who the girl and her parents are. That is why Professor Frans Grijzenhout, known from the television programme Kunstraadsels, set out to discover the identity of the trio.

The display will run from 12th March until 11th October 2026.


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