Frans Post & Pieter Post
Subtitle: kunstenaars in de 17e eeuw = artists in the 17th century = artistas no seculo XVII
By: Bert Post
Contributors: Post, Frans Jansz, 1612-1680; Post, Pieter, 1608-1669
Publisher: Uitg. Bert Post
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Noorden
Language: dut; eng; por
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9789070376956
Subjects: Dutch Art
Other titles: Frans Post en Pieter Post; Kunstenaars in de 17e eeuw; Artists in the 17th century; Artistas no seculo XVII
Description: The brothers Frans Post, painter, and Pieter Post, architect, were known far and wide in the 17th century. Frans Post by his paintings of Brazilian landscapes and Pieter Post by the houses that he designed and built, including the Mauritshuis, Huis Ten Bosch and Maastricht's City Hall. In the 21st century their works enjoy a renewed interest, especially in Europe and Brazil. Frans Post was the first European to immortailze the exotic beauty of Brazil, Pieter had a beautiful style of building that was appreciated throughout Europe.
Notes: Text in Dutch, English, and Portuguese.