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Frans Post 1612-1680 Dutch Frans Post Gallery
was a Dutch painter. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the New World.
In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil at the invitation of Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, who was governor-general there, at the suggestion of his brother Pieter Post. In 1644, Post returned to Haarlem. Of his Brazilian landscapes, some depict actual locations, while others are probably imaginary. Post's art is usually classified as Baroque.
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Painting ID:: 81142 The Ox Cart
Oil on canvas, 61 x 88 cm, Musxe du Louvre
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Painting ID:: 81190 Povoado numa planicie arborizada
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 46 x 75 cm (18.1 x 29.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 82035 Landscape with river and forest
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 63 x 93 cm (24.8 x 36.6 in)
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Painting ID:: 82036 Paisagem com casa alpendrade
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 21 x 26.5 cm (8.3 x 10.4 in)
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Painting ID:: 83106 Brazilian Landscape
Date 1650(1650)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 61 cm (24 in). Width: 91 cm (35.8 in).
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Frans Post
1612-1680 Dutch Frans Post Gallery
was a Dutch painter. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the New World.
In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil at the invitation of Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, who was governor-general there, at the suggestion of his brother Pieter Post. In 1644, Post returned to Haarlem. Of his Brazilian landscapes, some depict actual locations, while others are probably imaginary. Post's art is usually classified as Baroque.
. Related Artists to Frans Post: | James Abbot McNeill Whistler | Charles Altamont Doyle | Jacob de Gheyn II | Vasily Kandinsky | Anton Hickel |
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