Et in Arcadia Ego – Poussin or the immortality of beauty
Guillaume Horen
Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron – Published by Hermann Éditeurs, 2010
The Arcadian Shepherds by Poussin still retains its mystery. The painting shows two enigmas: the inscription on the grave and the cloaked woman in the foreground of the scene to the right. The place is Arcadia, the home of poets. Poussin made it the home of painters, painting Beauty in the form of a woman, meditating on death. In this pictorial and metaphysical meditation, Poussin shows us the most beautiful example of thought in painting…
