Nicolas Poussin | The Epoch Times

Painterly depictions of dance are some of the most beautiful and beloved works in art history. Famous examples portray this theme through different styles, including history painting, portraiture, and genre ...

July 13, 2023BY Michelle Plastrik

The Met’s Rare Poussin Painting on Copper

Only two of Nicolas Poussin’s oil paintings on copper survive. In January, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in ...

November 6, 2022BY Lorraine Ferrier

Cleansing Ourselves of Improper Desires: ‘Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus’

Have you ever wanted something so bad you could taste it? I’m sure many of us have experienced ...

October 2, 2022BY Eric Bess

Classicism in French Art: Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David

The spring of 2022 was an extraordinary season for French art in the United States. At the Getty ...

July 9, 2022BY Da Yan

Shepherding Love: On Poussin’s Poetic Landscape

Sitting on a high rock, he would sing as he gazed out to sea. ... In this way ...

April 17, 2021BY Da Yan

Introducing the French Raphael: Nicolas Poussin’s Profound Paintings

“I have neglected nothing,” said Nicolas Poussin, the 17th-century French classical painter. Everything in Poussin’s paintings is there ...

May 16, 2020BY Lorraine Ferrier