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Nicolas Poussin
(Jun 1594 - 19th Nov, 1665)
Etude pour la Crucifixion
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Crucifixion of Christ
Passion of Christ
figure study
crest (heraldic)
spear (weapon)
fortification
drapery
standing (pose)
étude d'animal
helmet
cavalryman
sitting
horse
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About the artwork
Title:
Etude pour la Crucifixion
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Techniques:
grey ink
black chalk
wash with grey
wash with brown
pen (drawing)
brown ink
wash drawing
black ink
Dimensions:
168 x 145
Inventory number:
RF753-recto
Detail:
Vers 1645/1646. Etude pour le tableau commandé par le président de Jacques Thou en 1644
Location:
musée du Louvre
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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