Frans Post
(1612–1680) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)
Frans Post (1612–1680) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Frans Post belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Frans Post was born in Haarlem and died in Haarlem. Wikidata associates Frans Post with Baroque. Frans Post became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The best-known works include ‘Brasilian Landscape’, ‘View on Tamaracá Island, Brazil’, ‘View of Olinda, Brazil’, and ‘Landscape with Chapel’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 88 works by Frans Post with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1700. Works by Frans Post are held by several collections, among them Brasiliana Itaú Collection, Brasiliana Iconográfica, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, and São Paulo Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Sebastiano Mazzoni, Baldassare Franceschini, Frans Wouters, David III Ryckaert, and Lubin Baugin.