Jean-Luc Martinez, the new director of the Louvre, has decided to replace the Velasquez exhibition planned for 2015 by an exhibition on Nicolas Poussin, of which the Louvre owns a great number of works. For the record, the last great exhibition dedicated to Poussin took place in Paris in 1994, at the Grand Palais. And … Continue reading A Louvre exhibition on Nicolas Poussin in 2015
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An Elephant on sale at Christie’s London on July
The auction house has just announced the offering of an unusual -and whose authorship seems to be questioned- painting of Poussin, The Elephant or Hannibal crossing the Alps (1625-1626), at its Old Master & British Paintings Auction on July 2d. The painting (100 x 133 cm), estimated between £3 and £5 million, shows Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian general, directing … Continue reading An Elephant on sale at Christie’s London on July
Nicolas Poussin – The Collection at the Condé Museum in Chantilly
Pierre Rosenberg and Louis-Antoine Prat – Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1994 Chantilly keeps a unique collection of paintings and drawings by Poussin, the second largest in France after the collection in the Louvre. This collection, which can only leave Chantilly with the agreement of the testator, the Duke of Aumale, was therefore displayed in situ … Continue reading Nicolas Poussin – The Collection at the Condé Museum in Chantilly
Poussin
Special edition of Connaissance des Arts – Connaissance des Arts, 1994 In 1994, when the 400th anniversary of the birth of Poussin was commemorated with a series of displays celebrating this unique painter, Connaissance des Arts magazine was involved in these tributes by releasing this exceptional work, which traces the painter’s career and analyses his … Continue reading Poussin