Frans Post
(1612-1680)
Brasilianische Landschaft mit Gürteltier,
1649
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
52,8 x 69,3 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 20
Acquisition
Zwischen 1816 und 1821 von König Max I. Joseph erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Frans Post, Brasilianische Landschaft mit Gürteltier, 1649, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/gR4kZVvGEe (Last updated on 13.11.2023)
Documenting the plant and animal kingdom in the Dutch colony in northeast Brazil, these panoramic views (see inv. no. 1560) of alluvial plains, gently rolling hills, and plantations, peopled with local inhabitants, were only created five years after the painter’s return to his native Haarlem.
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