Hals, however revolutionized this type of painting. Instead of merely painting a row of portraits, he places them in a specific context by creating a banquet scene. This is not a moment simply captured at a table, but an extremely witty and calculated composition. A scenic context is created between all the figures involved but each figure poses and acts individually and independently of each other. In doing this Hals found a way to portray a large group without showing the difference of rank.