
Nicolas Poussin Giclée Fine Art Prints 4 of 6
1594-1665
French Baroque Painter
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) can be defined as the most typical representative of French classicism of the 17th century. His work is sometimes complex, invariably bearing the imprint of erudition and enlightenment. The Louvre has thirty-eight paintings (or a quarter of his works known today) that allow one to trace the various stages of his career. Poussin was from Normandy, worked in Paris, and only in 1624 finally realized his cherished dream by settling in Rome. His entire career as a painter unfolded there, with only a two-year interruption (1640-1642), when Louis XIII summoned him to himself in Paris.
In Italy, as soon as he arrived, he was assisted and patronized by educated and learned connoisseurs, who became his best clients. Among them was the collector Cassiano dal Pozzo, for whom he created the "Seven Sacraments" series. Their interest in antiquity led him to devote himself to cavallet painting. The artist draws his subjects from ancient history and mythology, selects noble or dramatic subjects and builds perfectly balanced, increasingly static compositions. These are the very works that brought him European fame. Simple allegories, such as "The Inspiration of the Poet" (1630), established his reputation as a 'philosopher painter'; others, such as "The Arcadian Shepherds" (1638-1640), express the fragility of human happiness. Between 1644 and 1648 Poussin painted for the Parisian collector Chantelou a new series, "The Seven Sacraments", whose monumental mise-en-scenes and dignified figures reveal his artistic and intellectual ideal. During the last 20 years of his life, he devoted particular attention to landscape. In "Landscape with Diogenes", sumptuous nature bestows bliss on man. The Seasons cycle is a synthesis between the beauty of nature and biblical narrative, with each of the seasons symbolizing a stage in man's destiny.
In Italy, as soon as he arrived, he was assisted and patronized by educated and learned connoisseurs, who became his best clients. Among them was the collector Cassiano dal Pozzo, for whom he created the "Seven Sacraments" series. Their interest in antiquity led him to devote himself to cavallet painting. The artist draws his subjects from ancient history and mythology, selects noble or dramatic subjects and builds perfectly balanced, increasingly static compositions. These are the very works that brought him European fame. Simple allegories, such as "The Inspiration of the Poet" (1630), established his reputation as a 'philosopher painter'; others, such as "The Arcadian Shepherds" (1638-1640), express the fragility of human happiness. Between 1644 and 1648 Poussin painted for the Parisian collector Chantelou a new series, "The Seven Sacraments", whose monumental mise-en-scenes and dignified figures reveal his artistic and intellectual ideal. During the last 20 years of his life, he devoted particular attention to landscape. In "Landscape with Diogenes", sumptuous nature bestows bliss on man. The Seasons cycle is a synthesis between the beauty of nature and biblical narrative, with each of the seasons symbolizing a stage in man's destiny.
140 Nicolas Poussin Artworks
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Giclée Canvas Print
$58.81
$58.81
SKU: 3273-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:82.5 x 104 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, UK
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:82.5 x 104 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, UK

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.50
$55.50
SKU: 15580-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:118 x 160 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:118 x 160 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$60.59
$60.59
SKU: 15590-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:96.2 x 119.6 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:96.2 x 119.6 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
$49.98
SKU: 15595-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:57 x 128 cm
Musee des Beaux Arts, Caen, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:57 x 128 cm
Musee des Beaux Arts, Caen, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$57.02
$57.02
SKU: 15687-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:100 x 132.4 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:100 x 132.4 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Giclée Canvas Print
$59.36
$59.36
SKU: 15725-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:110.5 x 138.5 cm
National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:110.5 x 138.5 cm
National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

Giclée Canvas Print
$60.73
$60.73
SKU: 15613-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:301 x 242 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:301 x 242 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$54.12
$54.12
SKU: 15588-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:122 x 169 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:122 x 169 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA

Giclée Canvas Print
$54.54
$54.54
SKU: 15601-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:97.5 x 134 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:97.5 x 134 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Giclée Canvas Print
$56.19
$56.19
SKU: 15669-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:155 x 199 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:155 x 199 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Giclée Canvas Print
$54.40
$54.40
SKU: 15621-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:122 x 169 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:122 x 169 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

Giclée Canvas Print
$53.71
$53.71
SKU: 15611-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:116 x 160 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:116 x 160 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$61.28
$61.28
SKU: 15619-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:74 x 60 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:74 x 60 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

Giclée Canvas Print
$56.05
$56.05
SKU: 15624-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:145 x 197 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:145 x 197 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

Giclée Canvas Print
$60.88
$60.88
SKU: 15717-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:118.4 x 148.3 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:118.4 x 148.3 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK

Giclée Canvas Print
$63.76
$63.76
SKU: 7995-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:182.5 x 213 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:182.5 x 213 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
$49.98
SKU: 15587-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:124 x 200 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:124 x 200 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$59.36
$59.36
SKU: 15612-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:95.2 x 120.6 cm
Public Collection
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:95.2 x 120.6 cm
Public Collection

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.22
$55.22
SKU: 15657-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:106 x 146 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:106 x 146 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$62.66
$62.66
SKU: 15660-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:57 x 51 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:57 x 51 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$57.71
$57.71
SKU: 15667-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:155 x 199 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:155 x 199 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Giclée Canvas Print
$67.07
$67.07
SKU: 15600-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:160 x 182 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:160 x 182 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Giclée Canvas Print
$52.89
$52.89
SKU: 15574-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:121 x 175 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:121 x 175 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.92
$55.92
SKU: 15623-PON
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:72 x 98 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Nicolas Poussin
Original Size:72 x 98 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain