MWW Artwork of the Day (4/4/22)Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)Landscape with a Calm (c. 16
MWW Artwork of the Day (4/4/22)Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)Landscape with a Calm (c. 1650-51)Oil on canvas, 97 x 131 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesIn the late 1640s and early 1650s, at the height of his artistic maturity, Nicolas Poussin turned from historical narrative to landscape painting. “Landscape with a Calm” does not illustrate a story but rather evokes a mood. The ordered composition and clear, golden light contribute to the painting’s utter tranquility, while glowing, gem-like colors and fluid paint strokes enliven this scene of benevolent nature. Poussin’s sketching campaigns in the Roman countryside with his friend and fellow landscape painter Claude Lorrain account, in part, for its fresh observation of cloud-scattered sky and grazing goats.Poussin is one of the featured artists in this MWW gallery/album:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445039122268129&type=3 -- source link
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