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1640 In Art
Events from the year 1640 in art. Events * Nicolas Poussin completes the first series of ''Seven Sacraments''. * Abraham van Linge begins painting the windows for the chapel of University College, Oxford. * Opening of the iconography studio at the Kremlin Armoury. Paintings *Govert Flinck - ''A Young Archer'' (c.1639-40) *Giovanna Garzoni - ''Still Life with Bowl of Citrons'' *Jacob Jordaens (approximate dates) **'' The King Drinks'' **'' Prometheus Bound'' *Rembrandt **'' Harmen Doomer'' **''Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet'' **''Self-portrait'' *Guido Reni - '' Saint Joseph and the Christ Child'' *Diego Velázquez - ''Mars Resting'' (Prado Museum) Births *June 21 - Abraham Mignon, Dutch flower painter born at Frankfurt (died 1679) *August 2 - Gérard Audran, French engraver of the Audran family (died 1703) * September 11 (or 1641) - Gerard de Lairesse, Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist (died 1711) * September 29 - Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors. He returned to Paris for a brief period to serve as First Painter to the King under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, but soon returned to Rome and resumed his more traditional themes. In his later years he gave growing prominence to the landscape in his paintings. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically-oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne. Details of Poussin's artistic training are somewhat obscure. Around 1612 he traveled to Paris, where he studied under minor masters and completed his earliest surviving works. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |