Family Sibling
Pieter Post
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577489 · wikidata
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Frans Post
1612-11-17 – 1680-02-17
Life & Legacy
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. 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.
Occupation & Career
painter, printmaker, traveler, draftsperson, artist, illustrator
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Brasilian Landscape; View on Tamaracá Island, Brazil; View of Olinda, Brazil; Landscape with Chapel
Legacy Highlights
Organizations & Memberships
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
Notable Work
Brasilian Landscape · Landscape with Chapel · View of Olinda, Brazil · View on Tamaracá Island, Brazil
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
Brasilian Landscape
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577489 · wikidata
Notable Work
View on Tamaracá Island, Brazil
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577489 · wikidata
Notable Work
View of Olinda, Brazil
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577489 · wikidata
Notable Work
Landscape with Chapel
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577489 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q577489 — wikidata View source
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