Nicolas Poussin

Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
	Alternative names	Niccolò Possino
	Description	French painter, draughtsman and decorator
	Date of birth/death	June 1594	19 November 1665
	Location of birth/death	Les Andelys	Rome
	Work location	Paris (1612-1621), Lyon (1622), Rome (1624-1640), Paris (1640-1642), Rome (1643-1665)
	Authority control	VIAF: 24606800 ISNI: 0000 0001 2099 9120 ULAN: 500005036 LCCN: n80028152 NLA: 35789482 WorldCat

English: Poussin was the founder and greatest practitioner of 17th century French classical painting. His work symbolizes the virtues of clarity, logic, and order. It has influenced the course of French art up to the present day.

Portraits

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  Contemporary portrait

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  Self-portrait, 1630

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  Self-portrait, 1649-1650

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  Self-portrait, 1649

Paintings

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  Et in Arcadia ego, first version, 1629/39

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  Et in Arcadia ego

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  Die Auffindung Moses

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  Venus von zwei Satyrn überrascht, 1626.

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  The Jews Gathering the Manna in the Desert, 1637 - 1639.

Four seasons

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  Spring

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  Summer

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  Autumn

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  Winter

Drawings

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  Judgement of Salomon

Autograph

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