Landscape with a Calm (Un Tem[p]s calme et serein)
Acrylic On Canvas
WallArt
Baroque
1651
97.0 x 131.0 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum
In the late 1640s and early 1650s, at the height of his artistic maturity, Nicolas Poussin turned from historical narrative to landscape painting. Landscape with a Calm does not illustrate a story but rather evokes a mood. The ordered composition and clear, golden light contribute to A Calm
Nicolas Poussin (1594 – 1665)
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About this artwork
- Title: Landscape with a Calm (Un Tem[p]s calme et serein)
- Artist: Nicolas Poussin
- Year: 1651
- Original dimensions: 97.0 x 131.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: J. Paul Getty Museum
- Movement: Baroque
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Main color: Gray
Quick Facts
- Artist: Nicolas Poussin
- Subject or theme: Rural landscape; Tranquility
- Movement: Baroque
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Influences: Italian Renaissance
- Notable elements or techniques: Ordered composition; Golden light
- Year: 1651