Nicolas Poussin
1594–1665 · Baroque · 6 works
Nicolas Poussin was born in France and spent most of his working life in Rome. Ancient sculpture, classical literature, and Renaissance painting helped shape the stories he painted for private patrons. His figures often seem carefully placed, with gestures that lead from one person to another. Landscape became equally important: trees, paths, water, and distant buildings organize a setting that can carry a mood or an idea. These pictures invite a slow reading of how human actions fit within a larger world.
6 works · 1622–1648
Trace a route through the picture using gestures, paths, and gaps between trees. Where does Poussin make your eye pause?
1622–1637 · 3 works
Walk these 3In the museum: Baroque room · 2 works
1640–1648 · 3 works
Walk these 3In the museum: Baroque room · 2 works
Adriaen van Ostade
The Painter, c. 1647
Aelbert Cuyp
View of IJsselmonde Seen Across the New Maas, c. 1640
Agostino Carracci
The Sacrifice of Pelias to Neptune, 1584
