Pieter Post

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Pieter Jansz Post (baptised May 1, 1608, Haarlem – buried May 8, 1669, The Hague) was a Dutch architect, painter and printmaker.

One of the "towers" of the "Kruithuis" in Delft
One of the "towers" of the "Kruithuis" in Delft

Post was the son of a stained-glass painter and the older brother of painter Frans Post. [1]

He is credited with the creation of the Dutch baroque style, along with longtime collaborator Jacob van Campen, with whom he designed the Mauritshuis in the Hague. [2]

  • 1642 Huis Dedel (the Hague),
  • 1643 Huis Prinsengracht 4 (the Hague),
  • 1645-1650 Huis ten Bosch (the Hague),
  • 1645-1648 Huis Swanenburg (Halfweg),
  • 1649-1653 Huis De Onbeschaamde (Dordrecht),
  • 1652-1657 Gebouw van de Staten van Holland (the Hague),
  • 1655 Johan de Witthuis (the Hague),
  • 1657-1658 Waag (Leiden),
  • 1659-1685 Stadhuis (Maastricht),
  • 1659-1662 Kruithuis (Delft),
  • 1660 Hofje van Nieuwkoop (Den Haag),
  • 1661-1662 Torendeel van Lambertuskerk in Buren,
  • 1662-1665 Kasteel Heeze (Heeze).
  • 1663 Kerk van Stompetoren
  • 1668- Kaaswaag Gouda

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Getty: Pieter Post. Retrieved on October 24, 2006.
  2. ^ Post, Pieter — Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on October 24, 2006.
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