Nicolas Poussin the Representative of French Baroque
Nicolas Poussin was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors. He returned to Paris for a brief period to serve as First Painter […]
Introducing a New Painting: Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’
Head of Conservation Larry Keith and curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduce our new painting, ‘Eucharist’ by 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin, and discuss the painting’s recent conservation treatment which has been generously supported by Graham and Joanna Barker. For Paris intellectuals Poussin produced during the ten years after his return to Rome the paintings which […]