The Assumption of the Virgin
Nicolas Poussin · c. 1630/1632 · oil on canvas
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About this picture
The Assumption of the Virgin is a public-domain painting by Nicolas Poussin, dated c. 1630/1632. Oil on canvas. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Assumption of the Virgin” (c. 1630/1632) 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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