Frans Post

Frans Post
Portrait of Frans Post by Frans Hals
Born
Frans Janszoon

1612
DiedFebruary 17, 1680(1680-02-17) (aged 67)
NationalityDutch
EducationHaarlem Guild of St. Luke
Known forPainting
Notable workLandscape art
MovementBaroque
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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "A Brazilian Landscape, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York". 2006-10-05.
  3. ^ 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.