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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:: 87975
Vila de Ipojuca
1640(1640)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 45 x 59.7 cm (17.7 x 23.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 92487
De suikerfabriek en de plantage van Engenho Real
c. 1660(1660) (1637-1680)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 71.5 X 91.5 cm (28.1 X 36 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: | Jacometto Veneziano | Per Wilhelm Cedergren | Otakar Lebeda | Johann Evangelist | William Logsdail |
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