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Nicolas Poussin, (born June 1594, Les Andelys, Normandy [France]—died November 19, 1665, Rome, Papal States [Italy]), French painter and draftsman who founded the French Classical tradition. He spent virtually all of his working life in Rome, where he specialized in history paintings—depicting scenes ...
His earliest works are characterized by a sensuality and colouristic richness indebted to Venetian art, especially to Titian, but by 1633 Poussin had repudiated this overtly seductive style in favour of a more rational and disciplined manner that owed much to the Classicism of Raphael and antiquity.
Until the discovery of The Death of the Virgin, the so-called “Marino drawings” were the only certain works to survive from his pre-Roman years. In the spring of 1624 Poussin arrived in Rome, where—except for a stay in Paris during 1640–42—he was to remain for the rest of his life.
Born in or near the town of Les Andelys in Normandy, Poussin received an education in Latin and letters, but early on he showed an inclination for drawing. This talent was encouraged by the itinerant painter Quentin Varin, who visited Les Andelys in 1611–12 and became Poussin’s first teacher. About 1612 Poussin departed for Paris, where he studied anatomy, perspective, and architecture and worked with the minor masters Georges Lallemand and Ferdinand Elle. During this period he was introduced to engravings after the masters of the Italian Renaissance; this work inspired in him such enthusiasm that he made two attempts to visit Rome, both abortive, between 1619 and 1622.
About 1627 Poussin became acquainted with the scholar, antiquarian, and collector Cassiano dal Pozzo, who was destined to become his chief Italian patron and one of his closest friends. One year later, Pozzo assisted him in securing the commission for The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus, an altarpiece for St. Peter’s.
His first years there were marked by hardship and misfortune. Soon after his arrival, his early champion, Marino, moved from Rome to Naples, where he died in 1625. Destitute, Poussin executed a large number of biblical and mythological paintings in the hope of finding buyers.
However, an increasing level of skill in draftsmanship and use of colour in the large number of paintings datable to this period have led to a general consensus among scholars of the progression of his art between 1624 and 1627.
In about 1648, landscape becomes the dominant element/theme with Poussin, but it never loses human significance.
In the work of French art throughout this period, makes a barrier for a fuller appreciation of the art of the 17th century.
In style, it's so different in style than his Titian paintings- new attitudes in society's ideal of painting- he now believes the highest aim of painting is to represent the moral strength of humans.
The visual arts draw closer to literature than they had previously before.
He frames the fluttering central scene by the two fleeting columns on the side.
Artemisia Gentilleschi was the first woman to paint large scale historical and religious paintings, the first woman to be admitted into the Accademia dell' Arie del Disegno in Florence, the first woman to make her living by her brush, the only female artist to adopt Caravaggism, and most significantly, one of the greatest artists of the Italian Baroque (17th century).
Rococo and was replaced by the Neoclassicism during the American and French Revolutions at the end of the 18th century.
Followers of Caravaggio, and most followed his technique of tenebrism (the use of dark shadows to obscure parts of the composition).
Art in the Neoclassical period focused on portraying political truths of that time in a dramatic way. This period played a role in influencing french revolutionists (Jacques-Louis David, Death of Marat) , while rococo art was more decorative and light.
Political conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the "reform" of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.
Painting in shadowy manner; everything in shadow with punches of light.
Literally means "amorous festival"; scenes of outdoor entertainment. Ex: Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera. Exemplum Virtutis. Literally means "Model/Example of Virtue"; example of focus on morality in art. Ex: Angelica Kauffman, Mother of the Gracchi.