Nicolas Poussin
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
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Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0416; Public Notes:
Altra Battaglia (The Battle between the Romans and the Sabins), This work depicts a battle scene in which several armed soldiers, presumably Romans and Sabins, fight.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0444.1; Public Notes: This work was documented in the Catalogue of the Massimi Collection.
Bacchanal, In this painting, Baachus meets with Ariadne on the island of Naxos. He rides on a chariot pulled by lions as he bends down to greet Ariadne. Bacchants, satyrs, and menads are also present. A seascape is visible in the distant background., 1625-1626
Bacco Vittorioso delle Indie, In this work, Bacchus rides in a chariot led by panthers. Silenus rides on a donkey at the left. In the background are various exotic animals. A separate sketch to the right depicts the side view of the triumphal car in which Bacchus rides.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0444.2; Public Notes: This work was documented in the Catalogue of the Massimi Collection.
Cephalus and Aurora, In this painting, Aurora attempts to seduce Cephalus. Cephalus rejects her attempts thinking only of his wife Procris. This is made evident to the viewer with the putti who stands in front of Cephalus holding a portrait of Procris. Oceanus, Pegasus, and Apollo are also present., c.1630
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0424; Public Notes: This work was bequest of G.J. Cholmondely in 1831.
Chiona slain by Diana, This work depicts a mythological scene in which Chiona is slain by Diana.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0442.3; Public Notes: This work was documented in the Catalogue of the Massimi Collection. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Christ and the Woman taken into Adultery, Christ stands wearing a red robe and points at something written on the ground. Two men stand on the right of him pointing in the same direction., 1653
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0437; Public Notes: This work is a detail image of the larger image in the Louvre.
Christ and the Woman taken into Adultery: detail, An adulteress is depicted kneeling. She looks at the words inscribed on the ground., 1653
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0438; Public Notes: This is a detail image of the larger work at the Louvre.
Diogenes Throwing Away his Bowl, In this work, Diogenes meets a traveler on the road who tells him he can drink by cupping his hands. Diogenes in turn throws away his bowl in an effort to live a more simple life., 1648
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0423; Public Notes: This work was acquired by the Duke of Richelieu in 1665.
Dying Christ, In this work, Christ lies as he is tortured by his persecutors. Putti fly overhead.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0419; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Eliezer and Rebecca, In this work, Eliezer chooses Rebecca to be the wife of Abraham's son Issaac. Rebecca stands in front of a pitcher of water which is at her feet., 1648
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0414; Public Notes: This work was painted for the banker Jean Pointel.
Etude de Paysage de la Campagne Romaine, This work depicts a Roman countryside.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0404.2; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Etude de Paysage de la Campagne Romaine, This work depicts a scene from classical mythology.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0409; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Faun and Satyrs, Depiction of satyrs and putti in a landscape. Nymphs bathe in the background.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0434; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Hercules and Deianira, In this work, Hercules carries off Deianira on the left. Two putti fly overhead carrying a lion skin. Achelous is bandaged by a nymph. At the far right, Deinara is seated on a throne. Her father, King Oeneus, is also present.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0443.2; Public Notes: This work was documented in the Catalogue of the Massimi Collection.
Hymen Disguised as a Woman at a Sacrifice to Priapus, This work depicts the scene from Greek mythology in which Hymen disguises himself as a woman at the Sacrifice to Priapus., 1634-1638, Photographed in Neg. No. 18481
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0405; Public Notes: This work was commissioned by the king of Spain, possibly as the pendant to The Hunt of Meleager and Atalanta.
Hymen Disguised as a Woman at a Sacrifice to Priapus, This work depicts the scene from Greek mythology in which Hymen disguises himself as a woman at the Sacrifice to Priapus., 1634-1638, Photographed in Neg. No. 18481
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0428; Public Notes: This work was commissioned by the king of Spain, possibly as the pendant to The Hunt of Meleager and Atalanta.
Landscape, This image depicts a mountainous landscape. A few small figures are present in the foreground.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0439; Public Notes: Handwritten notes on this catalog clipping indicate that this work once belonged in the Fairfax Murray collection.
Landscape with Saint John on Patmos, In this work, Saint John sits among ruins in a landscape., 1640
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0412; Public Notes:
Landscape with Washerwomen, In this work, washerwomen stand in the center of a wooded landscape. They are accompanied by a herd of goats.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0440; Public Notes: Handwritten notes on this catalog clipping indicate that this work once belonged in the Grimaldi collection.
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