Órion cego procurando pelo raio de sol

Nicolas Poussin French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 623

Poussin se inspirou no escritor grego Luciano (De domo 27–29) para criar esta imagem de caçador: “Órion, que é cego, leva Cedalion, e este, montado no seu ombro, mostra o caminho para o sol. O sol nascente cura [sua] cegueira”. Depois de estudar uma crítica do século XVI, que interpreta o mito de um ponto de vista meteorológico, o artista acrescentou entre as nuvens a figura de Diana, símbolo do poder da lua para atrair os vapores da terra e transformá-los em chuva. Este quadro insólito combina o fascínio de Poussin pela mitologia clássica e pelo imenso poder da natureza.

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas

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Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), Oil on canvas

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