Guy de Compiegne has published in 2013 a remarkable essay, Nicolas Poussin and the Japanese garden Masters. In his latest book available mid-March 2015, “Nicolas Poussin, l’ambiguité recherchée” (Nicolas Poussin, in search for ambiguity), the architect and Poussin researcher continues his quest through an interpretation of ambiguous details requiring the reconsideration of the primary subject. As we … Continue reading An interview with Guy de Compiegne for his new essay on Poussin
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A Louvre exhibition on Nicolas Poussin in 2015
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
From Baroque to Classicism – Rubens, Poussin and the painters of the 17th century
Collective work, published by Éditions Fonds Mercator, 2010 Work published at the time of the exhibition at the Jacquemart-André Museum in Paris from September 2010 to January 2011 This richly illustrated work presents an original view of the relationship between the Flemish Baroque painting and classic French art. In order to explain the reversal of … Continue reading From Baroque to Classicism – Rubens, Poussin and the painters of the 17th century
Poussin and Moïse, Interwoven Stories
Collective work – Published by Editions Faton, 2012 Work published at the time of the exhibition at Gobelins In summary: • Poussin and Moïse, an erudite and pious fascination • From the paintings to the tapestries of Poussin, changes and adaptations • Nicolas Poussin or the invention of artistic primacy
Nicolas Poussin – Louvre Museum, PARIS 1960
Collective work – Published by Edition des Musées Nationaux, 1960 Exhibition catalogue (by Anthony Blunt) Dear Director General, I have the honour of sending you the attached samples from the exhibition catalogue which the Painting Department is dedicating this year to one of the less popular of the grand masters, in France at least, Nicolas … Continue reading Nicolas Poussin – Louvre Museum, PARIS 1960