Baroque Painter · Active 1650 – 1650
Frans Post
Frans Post is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 1 of Post’s works in its collection, spanning themes of daily life.
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Frans Post (1)
About Frans Post
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Frans Post produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — daily life — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Frans Post are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Frans Post
- When did Frans Post live?
- Frans Post was active around 1650 – 1650, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Frans Post?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Frans Post paint?
- Daily Life.