Background
Post was baptised in Haarlem, the son of a stained-glass painter and the older brother of painter Frans Post.
Post was baptised in Haarlem, the son of a stained-glass painter and the older brother of painter Frans Post.
He is credited with the creation of the Dutch baroque style of architecture, along with his longtime collaborator Jacob van Campen. Together they designed the Mauritshuis in the Hague. He was the overseer from 1640 for the new additions to Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague.
From 1645 he was the architect for Frederik Hendrik for Huis ten Bosch, where he worked together with Jacob van Campen.
He died in The Hague, aged 61. 1642 Huis Dedel, The Hague
1643 Huis Prinsessegracht 4 (the Hague)
1645-1650 Huis ten Bosch (the Hague)
1645-1648 Gemeenlandshuis Zwanenburg, Halfweg
1649-1653 Huis De Onbeschaamde, Dordrecht
1652-1657 Gebouw van de Staten van Holland, (the Hague)
1655 Johan de Witt Huis, (the Hague)
1657-1658 De 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
1662-1680 Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek
1663 Kerk van Stompetoren
1668- Kaaswaag, Gouda.
Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke]
According to the RKD he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke in 1623, and became painter and architect for Stadhouder Frederik Hendrik.