Pieter Post

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Pieter Post in 1651. Portrait by Pieter Nolpe, detail of a larger work
Count William II of Holland Granting Privileges to the Dike Wardens of Spaarndam in 1255 by Caesar van Everdingen (figures) and Pieter Post (architectural elements), 1654 (Gemeenlandshuis van Rijnland, Leiden)

Pieter Jansz Post (1 May 1608 – buried 8 May 1669) was a

printmaker
.

Biography

Post was baptised in

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, while he was working on plans for the Mauritshuis.[3]

According to the RKD he became a member of the

Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague.[4] From 1645 he was the architect for Frederik Hendrik for Huis ten Bosch, where he worked together with Jacob van Campen.[4] He died in The Hague
, aged 61. His son Maurits became an architect, and his son Johan Post became a painter,[4] and his daughter married the anatomist and collector Frederik Ruysch. His granddaughter Rachel Ruysch became a famous flower painter.

Architectural work

Gallery

  • Huis ten Bosch (the Hague), built 1645-1650
    Huis ten Bosch (the Hague), built 1645-1650
  • Mauritshuis (The Hague)
    Mauritshuis (The Hague)
  • De Waag Leiden
    De Waag Leiden
  • Kaaswaag Gouda
    Kaaswaag Gouda
  • Dedel House (Huis Dedel) at Prinsegracht 15 in The Hague
    Dedel House (Huis Dedel) at Prinsegracht 15 in The Hague
  • Gemeenlandshuis Zwanenburg, former seat of the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland waterboard, in Halfweg
  • Hofje van Nieuwkoop (Den Haag)
    Hofje van Nieuwkoop (Den Haag)
  • Dutch Reformed church of Bennebroek, which was finished posthumously in 1680.
    Dutch Reformed church of Bennebroek, which was finished posthumously in 1680.
  • One of the "towers" of the "Kruithuis" in Delft
    One of the "towers" of the "Kruithuis" in Delft
  • Maastricht city hall, considered Post's most accomplished work. After a drawing by Pieter Post
    Maastricht city hall, considered Post's most accomplished work. After a drawing by Pieter Post

References

  1. ^ "The Getty: Pieter Post". Archived from the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved October 24, 2006.
  2. ^ "Post, Pieter — Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 24, 2006.
  3. Digital library for Dutch literature
  4. ^
    RKD

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