Date : between 1650 and 1651
Material : Oil on canvas
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European Painting
Painting (Landscape)
Area related
Rome (Italy)
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Poussin painted this classical landscape in Rome for one of his most important patrons, the Parisian merchant Jean Pointel. Rather than depicting a scene from literature, its subject is man's relationship to nature. The geometric forms, luminous tonality, and fluid brushwork create a lyrical visual harmony, reflecting Poussin's belief that painting was "mute poetry".
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