Nicolas Poussin, peintre classique du 17e siècle

The assumption of the Virgin – painted for Henri d’Etampes-Valençay (1650)

Painting created for Henri d’Etampes-Valençay, a French ambassador in Rome in 1650.

Details of the engraving (chisel) by Jean Pesne (1623-1700), signed for Séraphin de Mauroy, one of Poussin’s clients:

Jean Pesne – The Assumption of the Virgin engraving (details)