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Orion aveugle cherchant le soleil levant

Engraver Jost Amman Swiss
after Wenzel Jamnitzer German
1568
Not on view
Pour cette représentation du chasseur géant, Poussin s’est inspiré du De domo de l’auteur grec Lucian : « Orion, aveugle, porte sur son dos Cédalion qui lui montre le chemin du soleil. Le soleil levant, en effet, guérira sa cécité » (27 — 29). L’artiste avait aussi étudié un commentaire du XVIe siècle qui donnait du mythe une interprétation météorologique. C’est pourquoi il a ajouté le personnage de Diane, symbole du pouvoir de la lune qui rassemble les vapeurs de la terre pour les transformer en pluie. Cette toile remarquable exprime la fascination de Poussin pour la mythologie classique et pour le pouvoir incommensurable de la nature tout à la fois.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Orion aveugle cherchant le soleil levant
  • Artiste: Nicolas Poussin, Français, actif en Italie, 1594–1665
  • Date: 1658
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 119,1 x 182,9 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Fletcher, 1924
  • Accession Number: 24.45.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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