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Nicolas Poussin
(Jun 1594 - 19th Nov, 1665)
Etude pour la Crucifixion
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot
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Keywords:
The Good and Penitant Thieves (New Testament)
rearing horse
ladder
Crucifixion of Christ
cavalryman
figure study
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About the artwork
Title:
Etude pour la Crucifixion
Periods:
modern age
17th century
XVIIth century
Techniques:
pen (drawing)
black chalk
sanguine
doubled paper
wash with brown
brown ink
Dimensions:
170 x 253
Inventory number:
RF754-recto
Detail:
Vers 1645-1646. Ce dessin est préparatoire à la peinture commandée par le président de 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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