Birth of Alexander
Nicolas Poussin · 1640s · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Birth of Alexander is a public-domain drawing by Nicolas Poussin, dated 1640s. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Birth of Alexander” (1640s) is ordered the way Poussin ordered a picture: a few figures, a clear interval between them, and a landscape that stays behind the story.
About the artist
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) was a French painter working in Rome. His landscapes and history pictures are built on a few clear figures and a measured space.
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