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Nicolas Poussin
French 1594-1665 Nicolas Poussin Galleries
The finest collection of Poussin's paintings, in addition to his drawings, is located in the Louvre in Paris. Besides the pictures in the National Gallery and at Dulwich, England possesses several of his most considerable works: The Triumph of Pan is at Basildon House, near to Pangbourne, (Berkshire), and his great allegorical painting of the Arts at Knowsley. The later version of Tancred and Erminia is at the Barber Institute in Birmingham. At Rome, in the Colonna and Valentini Palaces, are notable works by him, and one of the private apartments of Prince Doria is decorated by a great series of landscapes in distemper.
Throughout his life he stood aloof from the popular movement of his native school. French art in his day was purely decorative, but in Poussin we find a survival of the impulses of the Renaissance coupled with conscious reference to classic work as the standard of excellence. In general we see his paintings at a great disadvantage: for the color, even of the best preserved, has changed in parts, so that the harmony is disturbed; and the noble construction of his designs can be better seen in engravings than in the original. Among the many who have reproduced his works, Audran, Claudine Stella, Picart and Pesne are the most successful.
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Winter
1660-64
Oil on canvas,
118x160 cmLouvre
Painting ID:: 10134
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Winter
1660-64
Oil on canvas,
118x160 cmLouvre
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The VIrgin of the Pillar Appearing to ST James the Major (mk05)
Canvas,118 1/2 x 95 1/4''(301 x 242 cm)Acquired from the Duc de Richelieu for Louis XIV in 1665
Painting ID:: 20366
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The_VIrgin_of_the_Pillar_Appearing_to_ST_James_the_Major_(mk05)
Canvas,118 1/2 x 95 1/4''(301 x 242 cm)Acquired from the Duc de Richelieu for Louis XIV in 1665
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The Inspiration of the Poet (mk05)
Canvas,72 x 84''(183 x 213 cm)Acquired in 1911
Painting ID:: 20469
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The_Inspiration_of_the_Poet_(mk05)
Canvas,72 x 84''(183 x 213 cm)Acquired in 1911
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E-cho and Narcissus (mk05)
Canvas,29 1/4 x 39 1/4''(72 x 100 cm).Collection of Louis XIV
Echo and Narcissus (mk05)
Painting ID:: 20471
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E-cho_and_Narcissus_(mk05)
Canvas,29 1/4 x 39 1/4''(72 x 100 cm).Collection of Louis XIV
Echo and Narcissus (mk05)
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The Triumph of Flor (mk05)
Canvas,65 x 95 ''(165 x 241 cm)Collection of Louis XIV;acquired in 1685
Painting ID:: 20475
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The_Triumph_of_Flor_(mk05)
Canvas,65 x 95 ''(165 x 241 cm)Collection of Louis XIV;acquired in 1685
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Nicolas_Poussin
French 1594-1665 Nicolas Poussin Galleries
The finest collection of Poussin's paintings, in addition to his drawings, is located in the Louvre in Paris. Besides the pictures in the National Gallery and at Dulwich, England possesses several of his most considerable works: The Triumph of Pan is at Basildon House, near to Pangbourne, (Berkshire), and his great allegorical painting of the Arts at Knowsley. The later version of Tancred and Erminia is at the Barber Institute in Birmingham. At Rome, in the Colonna and Valentini Palaces, are notable works by him, and one of the private apartments of Prince Doria is decorated by a great series of landscapes in distemper.
Throughout his life he stood aloof from the popular movement of his native school. French art in his day was purely decorative, but in Poussin we find a survival of the impulses of the Renaissance coupled with conscious reference to classic work as the standard of excellence. In general we see his paintings at a great disadvantage: for the color, even of the best preserved, has changed in parts, so that the harmony is disturbed; and the noble construction of his designs can be better seen in engravings than in the original. Among the many who have reproduced his works, Audran, Claudine Stella, Picart and Pesne are the most successful.
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