POST, Frans
(b. 1612, Haarlem, d. 1680, Haarlem)

View of the Ruins of Olinda, Brazil

1665
Oil on canvas, 80 x 111 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Post's trip to Brazil lasted from 1637 to 1644. He may have painted a first version of the subject there, repeating it at least four times after his return to Holland. Brazilian landscapes formed an important part of his repertoire once back home.