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Nicolas Poussin (UK: / ˈ p uː s æ̃ /, US: / p uː ˈ s æ̃ /, French: [nikɔla pusɛ̃]; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small ...
May 28, 2024 · Nicolas Poussin was a French painter and draftsman who founded the French Classical tradition. He spent virtually all of his working life in Rome, where he specialized in history paintings—depicting scenes from the Bible, ancient history, and mythology—that are notable for their narrative clarity
The Abduction of the Sabine Women. Nicolas Poussin. Mary Sprinson de Jesús. Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2003. Born in Les Andelys, Normandy, and active in Paris from 1612 to 1623, Poussin, like many European artists of his generation, was drawn to Rome.
Nicolas Poussin (French: [nikɔlɑ pusɛ̃]; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors.
A Frenchman who spent almost his entire working life in Rome, Nicolas Poussin is considered the founder of the French classical tradition. He specialized in scenes from the Bible, ancient history, and mythology and his canvases are revered for their narrative intensity and their rational and ordered approach to composition.
Nicolas Poussin. 1594 - 1665. Image: Nicolas Poussin, 'Self Portrait' Paris, Musée du Louvre © RMN, Paris. Nicolas Poussin was born at Les Andelys in Normandy and first trained in Rouen. From 1612 he lived in Paris and in 1624 travelled via Venice to Rome, where he stayed for most of his life.
Nicolas Poussin was born in 1594 in Les Andelys in Normandy, near Rouen, where he studied with the artist Quentin Varin (c. 1570-1634). After moving to Paris in 1612, he worked in the studios of Georges Lallemant (c. 1580-1636) and Ferdinand Elle (1580-1649).
Sep 21, 2020 · Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) The Wallace Collection. Encouraged by Varin, Poussin departed for Paris in 1612, where he studied anatomy, perspective, and architecture and worked under a variety of masters. Soon after, he was introduced to engravings after Raphael and Giulio Romano.
Nicolas Poussin is regarded by many historians of art as one of the most influential figures in French landscape painting. In his paintings he looked for a harmony between vertical and horizontal elements, sometimes resorting to mathematical devices such as the golden ratio.
Accademia > English > Persons > Nicolas Poussin. The History of the Accademia di San Luca, c. 1590–1635: Documents from the Archivio di Stato di Roma. English Italiano. Accademia di San Luca Research Project. Anonymous 17th Century, Portrait of nicolas Poussin, date unknown, oil on canvas. © Accademia di San Luca, Rome.
