French master Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) painted some of the most influential landscapes in Western art. In them, nature is viewed "through the glass of time" and endowed with a poetic quality that has been admired by painters as different as Constable, Turner, and Cézanne. This is the first exhibition to examine the landscapes of this great painter. It brings together about 40 paintings, ranging from his early, lyrical, Venetian-inspired pastorals to his grandly structured and austere works in which the artist meditated upon Nature, its transformations and its renewals. An equal number of drawings are on view, the most luminous of which were done en plein air. Accompanied by a catalogue.
An overview of the exhibition by Metropolitan Museum curator Keith Christiansen.
Our YouTube channel features a wide variety of videos, including behind-the-scenes footage and curatorial talks.
The exhibition is made possible by The Florence Gould Foundation and
The Isaacson-Draper Foundation.
It was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
