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- Nicolas Poussin
- The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
- about 1628 - 1629
- NG 2319
- Nicolas Poussin
- A Dance to the Music of Time
- about 1640
- D 5127
- On Display
- Dance
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
- 1644
- NGL 067.46 G
- On Display
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Confirmation
- 1645
- NGL 067.46 B
- On Display
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Baptism
- 1646
- NGL 067.46 A
- On Display
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Ordination
- 1647
- NGL 067.46 E
- On Display
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Marriage
- 1647 - 1648
- NGL 067.46 C
- On Display
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of Penance
- 1647
- NGL 067.46 D
- On Display
- National Gallery at 150
- Nicolas Poussin
- The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
- 1647
- NGL 067.46 F
- On Display
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594 - 1665)
Poussin aimed to achieve a pure and noble style of painting inspired by the classical ideals of ancient art and the work of Raphael. Born in Normandy, he trained in Paris before arriving in Rome in 1624. Apart from a brief return to Paris (1640-42) he remained in Rome. He did not employ assistants and preferred painting for private patrons, Italian and French, who shared his scholarly and artistic interests. His work exerted a profound influence on French academic painting. The formal structure and rigour of his compositions, however, has continued to inspire modern artists.
