Sugar Factory with Tower House

Frans Jansz Post (mentioned on object), 1670 - 1680

This painting and the Brazilian landscape on view next to it are part of a series of landscapes that Frans Post painted on his return to the Netherlands from Brazil in 1644. The foreground figure carrying a basket on her head recurs regularly in his work.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2334
  • Dimensionsheight 22.5 cm x width 28 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Sugar Factory with Tower House
    • Landscape on the Senhor de Engenho river, Dutch Brazil
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-2334

  • Description

    Braziliaans landschap bij de rivier Senhor de Engenho. In het midden een huis met een toren. Pendant van SK-A-2333.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘F. Post’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Frans Jansz Post (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1670 - 1680

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 22.5 cm x width 28 cm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1908

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