The Louvre Museum, Richelieu wing, 2d floor, room 14 Oil on canvas, 85 x 121 cm Poussin painted this subject twice; this is the second version, more austere, which still relates to the discovery of a tomb on which is engraved with the epitaph “Et in Arcadia Ego” in the wilderness by shepherds. It is subject … Continue reading The Arcadian Shepherds or Et In Arcadia Ego (circa 1640)
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, … Continue reading Et in Arcadia Ego – Poussin or the immortality of beauty