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Frans Hals, Banquet of the Officers of the
St. George Militia, 1616, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem |
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The
group portraits of militia companies teem with elbows, radiating swaggering,
macho energy. The captain typically makes another gesture to indicate his
role as a statesman, while the lower-ranking officers thrust their elbows
out toward the viewer.
Pass your mouse over the Frans Hals painting to find the elbows.

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