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The Arcadian Shepherds is a painting by Nicolas Poussin, the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style. It depicts a pastoral scene with idealized shepherds from classical antiquity, and ...
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Nicolas Poussin
France
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Nicolas Poussin (June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his w ...
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The Shepherds of Arcadia: A Timeless Meditation on Life and Death by Nicolas Poussin

This painting, "The Shepherds of Arcadia" by Nicolas Poussin, is a quintessential example of classical French Baroque art. The scene depicts a tranquil pastoral setting where three shepherds and a woman, possibly a shepherdess, are gathered around a tomb. The tomb bears the Latin inscription "Et i ...
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The Shepherds of Arcadia: A Timeless Meditation on Life and Death by Nicolas Poussin

SUMMARY


This painting, "The Shepherds of Arcadia" by Nicolas Poussin, is a quintessential example of classical French Baroque art. The scene depicts a tranquil pastoral setting where three shepherds and a woman, possibly a shepherdess, are gathered around a tomb. The tomb bears the Latin inscription "Et i ...
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