Frans Post | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Frans Post by Frans Hals | |
| Born | Frans Janszoon 1612 |
| Died | February 17, 1680 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Haarlem Guild of St. Luke |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Landscape art |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Patron(s) | Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen |
Frans Janszoon Post (17 November 1612 – 17 February 1680) was a painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the Americas, during and after the period of Dutch Brazil.[1] In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil in northeast of South America at the invitation of the governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen.[2] His works were widely collected in The Netherlands, Europe, and Brazil, with the works showing an idealized vision of Dutch colonial rule.[3]
- ^ "Frans Post (1612–1680): Brazil at the court of Louis XIV". 2006-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "A Brazilian Landscape, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York". 2006-10-05.
- ^ Rebecca Parker Briennen, "Who Owns Frans Post? Collecting Frans Post's Brazilian Landscapes" in Michiel van Groesen, ed. The Legacy of Dutch Brazil. New York: Cambridge University Press 2014, pp. 229–247.