Brazilian Landscape
Artist
Frans Post
(Dutch, 1612 - 1680)
Date1664
MediumOil on wood panel
Dimensions13 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (34.3 x 41.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN275
Post accompanied Count Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen to Brazil when he served there as governor for the West India Company between 1637 and 1644. The artist’s drawings became the basis for the first illustrated book on Brazil (Amsterdam, 1647) and for the exotic landscapes he painted back in his native Haarlem. Post described foreign plants, animals, and other sights in great detail; at the same time, his images of Brazilian landscapes, though small in scale, are expansive in viewpoint, celebrating the land, its sweep and its beauty.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 14, Wall West
