Frans Post Artist

Frans Janszoon Post (17 November 1612 – 17 February 1680) was a Dutch painter. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the Americas, and therefore of South America. In 1636 he traveled to Dutch Brazil at the invitation of Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen.

Personal facts

Frans Post
Birth dateJune 01, 1612
Birth place
Haarlem
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathFebruary 17, 1680
Place of death
Haarlem

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Influenced by
Jan van Goyen
Pieter Post
Movement
Baroque
training at
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke

Frans Post on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/post_frans.html