Thursday, October 8, 2015

Exiles

Nicolas Poussin
Man Pulling on Stockings

Claude Lorrain
Heroic Landscape

The most influential French artists of the 17th century chose as much as they could to avoid the elaborate social hierarchies and political instability of their native country. The needs of leading painters like Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) and Claude Lorrain (1600-1682) were better met in the open air of Rome. These vigorous outdoor compositions by the two friends are preserved today at the Morgan Library in New York.

Nicolas Poussin
Christ's Charge to Peter

Claude Lorrain
Landscape with Shepherds

Nicolas Poussin
Holy Family on the Steps

Claude Lorrain
Apollo Watching the Herds of Admetus

Nicolas Pousin
The Return of the Spies from Canaan

Claude Lorrain
Landscape with Ruined Temple

Claude Lorrain
Temple at Tivoli

Claude Lorrain
Tiber Landscape