and the advocates of Rubens, who placed color above the drawing. Though he had little formal education, Poussin became very knowledgeable in the nuances of religious history, mythology and classical literature, and, usually after consulting with his clients, took his subjects from these topics. Instead, Poussin would re-orient his art towards private collectors, for whom he could work more slowly, with increasing control over subject matter and style. , The 19th century brought a resurgence of enthusiasm for Poussin. Poussin spent most of his life in Rome, where he developed a classical style that strongly influenced both French and Italian art. Nicolas Poussin's early biographer was his friend Giovanni Pietro Bellori, who relates that Poussin was born near Les Andelys in Normandy and that he received an education that included some Latin, which would stand him in good stead. He painted scenes from the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), published in 1581, and one of the most popular books in Poussin's lifetime. The Artist Nicolas Poussin Born in the Normandy region of France in 1594, the highly influential painter Nicolas Poussin is best known for paintings in the classical style. The painter Charles Le Brun joined him in Rome for three years, and Poussin's work had a major influence on Le Brun's style. Nicolas Poussin; Page secondary navigation. There was also a substantial market for paintings in the redecoration of churches outside Paris destroyed during the French Wars of Religion, which had recently ended, and for the numerous convents in Paris and other cities. Along with Cardinal Barberini and Cassiano dal Pozzo, for whom he painted the first Seven Sacraments series, Poussin’s early private patrons included the Chanoine Gian Maria Roscioli, who bought The Young Pyrrhus Saved and several other important works; Cardinal Rospigliosi, for whom he painted the second version of The Shepherds of Arcadia; and Cardinal Luigi Omodei, who received the Triumphs of Flora (c. 1630–32, Louvre). Rome also offered Poussin a flourishing art market and an introduction to an important number of art patrons. , Poussin became acquainted with other artists in Rome and tended to befriend those with classicizing artistic leanings: the French sculptor François Duquesnoy whom he lodged with in 1626; the French artist Jacques Stella; Claude Lorraine; Domenichino; Andrea Sacchi; and joined an informal academy of artists and patrons opposed to the current Baroque style that formed around Joachim von Sandrart. Canvas Prints by Nicolas Poussin prints on canvas, including St. Cecilia , Landscape with the Ashes of Phocion, 1648 and others. Cardinal Richelieu died in 1632, and Louis XIII died in 1643, and Poussin's Paris sponsor, Sublet de Noyer, lost his position, but Richelieu's successor, Cardinal Mazarin, began to collect Poussin's works. Nicolas Poussin, (1594-1665), French painter and draftsman who founded the French Classical tradition. Nicolas Poussin, 1594-1665, was the leading painter of the classical and the French Baroque style. 773),", The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_Poussin&oldid=994485677, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with KULTURNAV identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with RKDartists identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with TePapa identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles wi