Poussin, Nicholas

Cephalus and Aurora, nymphs and satyrs and bacchanalian revels fill these engravings after Nicolas Poussin, whose name also ...

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Cephalus and Aurora, nymphs and satyrs and bacchanalian revels fill these engravings after Nicolas Poussin, whose name also appears in the older English form Nicholas. The French painter lived from 1594 to 1665, spent much of his career in Rome and drew on ancient literature and art. Published in 1835, the prints set mythological figures in carefully composed landscapes, and a landscape with figures shows the same balance between human action and its setting.

Cephalus and Aurora, nymphs and satyrs and bacchanalian revels fill these engravings after Nicolas Poussin, whose name also appears in the older English form Nicholas. The French painter lived from 1594 to 1665, spent much of his career in Rome and drew on ancient literature and art. Published in 1835, the prints set mythological figures in carefully composed landscapes, and a landscape with figures shows the same balance between human action and its setting.

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