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Definition of Nicolas Poussin
1. Noun. French painter in the classical style (1594-1665).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicolas Poussin
Literary usage of Nicolas Poussin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fortnightly Review (1872)
"Nicolas Poussin. ANDELY, in Normandy, was the birthplace of Nicolas Poussin.
Andely is a small town of some antiquity, having grown out of the ruins of a ..."
2. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"St. John Baptist on Jordan, Nicolas Poussin, Louvre. ... By Nicolas Poussin,
Louvre ; canvas, H. 3 ft x 4 ft St. John, standing on the bank of the river, ..."
3. Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1854)
"Three great landscape-painters : Claude Lorraine, Caspar Poussin, and Salvator
Rosa — Nicolas Poussin—Lancret — Joseph Vernet. ..."
4. The Wonders of Engraving by Georges Duplessis (1871)
"The latter seemed to be inspired by the lofty ideal and the refinement of form
of which such perfect examples are seen in the works of Nicolas Poussin, ..."
5. Walks in London by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1894)
"Girl with a Lamb. 98. Gaspar Poussin, La Riccia. 42. Nicolas Poussin ...
Nicolas Poussin was a native of Normandy, and Court Painter to Louis XIV. ..."