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Nicolas Poussin

142 works

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Brown ink drawing of a cinerary urn design with a blank cartouche, eagles, roosters and a mask among fruit garlands.

Cinerary Urn, after the Antique

17th-19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a sorcerer on a winged beast seizing a lady from a rearing horse beside a tree.

The Sorcerer Atlante Abducting Pinabello's Lady (Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, canto II, 38)

ca. 1635-38

Pen and grey wash drawing of an Italianate landscape with tall trees, a river, and a walled town on a hill.

Italianate Landscape with Buildings

n.d.

Pen and ink study of a palm tree with a scaled trunk and arching fronds on aged paper.

Study of a Palm Tree (recto); Mountain Landscape (verso)

ca. 1635-40

Grey wash drawing of mourners gathered around a reclining figure in an arched classical interior, some raising their arms.

The death of Germanicus

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with three mythological scenes framed by decorative figural borders.

Modello for a Ceiling: Diana and the Dead Endymion, the Judgment of Paris, and the Death of Adonis

1640/1642 (?)

Engraving of a flood scene with a crowded boat, struggling figures in water, a waterfall, rocky cliffs and a stormy sky.

Winter

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical figures, a serpent, and an infant beside a reclining woman on a pedestal.

Birth of Alexander

1640s

Grey wash drawing of a robed man kneeling on rocks in a mountain wilderness, with a small distant figure on the slope.

Man Praying in Wilderness

n.d.

Red chalk sketch of two Roman altars with Latin inscriptions, carved birds, and classical moldings.

Sketches of Inscribed Bases of Roman Columns

n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winding road beside a river, with trees, distant hills and two small figures.

Road along a Winding River

c. 1648?

Grey wash drawing of an Italianate landscape with a castle, tall trees, a pond in the foreground, and hills beyond.

Italianate Landscape with Castle, Trees and Water in Foreground

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest landscape with tall trees framing a pond and distant buildings.

Waldlandschaft an einem Teich

Brown wash drawing of a battle scene with armored soldiers, raised swords and shields, and fallen figures in the foreground.

Schlachtenszene

1620