Frans Post
ARTISTFrans Janszoon Post 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. In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil in northeast of South America at the invitation of the governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen. His works were widely collected in the Netherlands, Europe, and Brazil, with the works showing an idealized vision of Dutch colonial rule.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Frans Post (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Frans Post, wall art & digital downloads
1 works by Frans Post (Dutch, 1612–1680) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
Frans Janszoon Post 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. In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil in northeast of South America at the invitation of the governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen. His works were widely collected in the Netherlands, Europe, and Brazil, with the works showing an idealized vision of Dutch colonial rule.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Frans Post's work on the site falls under Landscape (16), Drawings (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Baroque (17).
Culture: Dutch (17).
By orientation: 16 landscape, 1 portrait.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1637 to 1665.
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