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Nicolas Poussin
(Jun 1594 - 19th Nov, 1665)
Midas à la source du Pactole
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Gérard Blot
Musée Fesch
http://www.musee-fesch.com/
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Keywords:
The Metamorphosis (Ovid)
Midas (king of Phrygia)
mythological scene
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About the artwork
Title:
Midas à la source du Pactole
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
480 x 650
Inventory number:
MFA852.1.361
Location:
Musée Fesch
About the author(s)
Author:
Nicolas Poussin
Born:
Jun 1594
Dead:
19th Nov, 1665
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Nicolas Poussin
(French:
[nikɔlɑ pusɛ̃]
; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne. He worked in Rome for a circle of leading collectors there and…
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