Nicolas Poussin

Biography

Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), a French painter who lived most of his life in Rome, was the founder of French classical painting. His carefully constructed scenes from history, mythology and the Bible were models of reason and order.

Paintings in this gallery (1)

Et in Arcadia ego (The Arcadian Shepherds)

Nicolas Poussin · c. 1637–1638

Famous works elsewhere

The Victory of Joshua over the Amorites 1625
The Inspiration of the Poet 1629
Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe 1651
The lamentation over the dead Christ 1657