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Poussin Nicolas
(1594—1665)

French painter, b. Les Andelys. Poussin was considered the greatest of living painters by his contemporaries. Although he spent most of his life in Italy, his painting became the standard for French classical art.Poussin studied painting in the mannerist style in France until 1624, when he traveled to Rome via Venice. His early work in Rome... More...

Guyana, 2004, «Satyr and Bacchante» (Poussin)