Beeny, Emily A.

Poussin and the Dance

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ISBN 13:: 9781606066836
author:: Beeny, Emily A.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: J. Paul Getty Museum
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 27.9 x 24.1 x 1.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
Condition:: New
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Poussin and the Dance explores how Nicolas Poussin's artistic production was influenced by his use of dance. The publication examines scenes from the 1620s and 1630s, which helped him develop a new style that would shape French classical art for centuries to come.

The book situates Poussin in seventeenth-century Rome, where he drew inspiration from ancient sculptures and Renaissance paintings. It investigates how dance informed nearly every aspect of his work, including the use of wax figurines to choreograph compositions.

This study is published to accompany an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, and the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center. It offers a new perspective on Poussin's artistic production and its place within seventeenth-century European culture.

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