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Nicolas Poussin by Alain Mérot; [text and documentary appendices translated from the original French by Fabia Claris; other documents translated from the Italian by Bridget Mason] is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Nicolas Poussin about?

As the leader of pictorial classicism during the baroque era, Poussin believed in reason as the guiding principle of artistic creation and drew his inspiration from the art and philosophy of antiquity. In this important publication, Merot begins by shedding new light on Poussin's early years in France and continues with a detailed historical and critical account of his artistic triumphs.

Author

Alain Mérot; [text and documentary appendices translated from the original French by Fabia Claris; other documents translated from the Italian by Bridget Mason]

Publisher

Thames and Hudson

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9781558591202

Subjects

Art, Memoir, Biography