Art 102 Fall 2011 Poussin Lecture

1. Art 102 Fall 2011Poussin Lecture

2. Poussin Plague at Ashdod 1631 Poussin in his early years painted subjects that had never been painted before Modeled on a painting by Raphael

3. Raimondi After Raphael Plague of the Phrygians c. 1514-15

4. Poussin Adoration of the Magi 1632 Poussin was influenced by Titian and Raphael—this painting was directly influenced by Raphael’s style

5. PoussinIsrealites Gathering the Manna 1638-9 This painting is read left to right, in narrative “stages,” from starvation to nourishment It is one of Poussin’s history paintings, opposed to his later landscape paintings in the “grand manner”

6. Poussin Massacre of the Innocents 1627-8 Another painting in the cerebral, classicizing style of Raphael

7. Poussin Triumph of Flora 1626-7

8. Poussin Triumph of Flora 1626-7 This painting was influenced by the Venetian style, specifically Titian, and is looser and more Coloristic than the paintings influenced by Raphael Painted here directly onto canvas, as is evident from alterations known as pentimenti

9. PoussinEliezer and Rebecca 1627 Poussin’s paintings after Raphael are highly structured. This one is arranged like a frieze, Horizontally across the canvas

10. Poussin Death of Germanicus 1626-8 This painting is one of Poussin’s most famous, and is of a subject that had never been Painted before: the death of a Roman general named Germanicus Will be an influence for NeoClassical painters in the 18th century, particularly David

11. Poussin Inspiration of the Lyric Poet 1628-9

12. Poussin Inspiration of the Lyric Poet 1628-9 One of a series of paintings by Poussin on the Subject of poetic inspiration Informal arrangement, but refined Draughtsmanship, showing Poussin to be Moving away from the Venetian style. God figure has attributes of both Apollo and Bacchus—poet drinks from the cup of Apollo but the jug of wine signifies Bacchus

13. Poussin Inspiration of the Epic Poet c. 1630

14. Poussin Inspiration of the Epic Poet c. 1630 Complement to the “Lyric Poet.” More formal in its composition, like a classical relief, and the poet seems to be divinely inspired as opposed to drinking wine for inspiration.

15. Poussin Triumph of David c. 1629-30

16. Poussin Triumph of David c. 1629-30 One of two versions of the same subject. This one is delicate and lyrical, while the other Is dramatic and classical. David seems introspective and melancholy.

17. Poussin Triumph of David 1632 This version of David is rigid and classical. Is a direct recounting of the story of David as told In the Bible.

18. Poussin Triumph of David 1632

19. Poussin Burial of Phocion 1648

20. Poussin Burial of Phocion 1648 Poussin is the inventor of the “grand manner,” which consists of grand subject matter: Battles, heroic action, and divine things. This is a story about the Athenian general Phocion, a Story taken from Plutarch This is a painting that is highly concerned with form: geometry, interlocking planes, trees Opening like curtains on a stage

21. Poussin The Ashes of Phocion Collected by his Widow 1648

22. Poussin The Ashes of Phocion Collected by his Widow 1648 Poussin’s landscapes are logically ordered. Formal relationship between trees, rocks, and clouds Landscapes contain classical elements as a way of elevating the practice of landscape painting

23. Claude Lorrain Landscape with Cattle and Peasants 1629 Claude is a creator of “ideal landscapes”

24. Bellini Feast of the Gods 1529 Arcadian landscape, referring to an idyllic place of rural, rustic peace and tranquility

25. Caracci Flight into Egypt 1503-4 Caracci is creator of the ideal or classical landscape, where nature is ordered according to Reason and logic. Very idealized, and formally, strictly composed