The Bust of Nicolas Poussin is a marble portrait bust by the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy. Nicolas Poussin was a close friend of Duquesnoy, and the leading classicist painter in 17th-century French art, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
| Bust of Nicolas Poussin | |
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| Artist | François Duquesnoy |
| Year | c. 1630 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Nicolas Poussin |
| Dimensions | 70.5 cm × 51.5 cm (27.7 in × 20.3 in) |
| Location | Bode Museum, Berlin |
| 52°31′19″N 13°23′41″E / 52.52194°N 13.39472°E | |
Both Poussin's and Duquesnoy's visions were at odds with the mainstream Baroque style of artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona.[1] The portrait sculpture was completed in the 1630s, and is currently housed at the Bode Museum in Berlin.[2]
Sculpture edit
Duquesnoy was a close friend of a number of prominent artists in Rome; among these was Poussin. The two artists even shared a house in 1626.[3]
Duquesnoy produced a small bust for Poussin, with details carefully worked out. The sitter has a melancholy face. The stylish rendering of moustache and beard and the composition itself are strongly reminiscent of Duquesnoy's Nano di Créqui and his bust of Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy.[4] The physiognomy and the surface of the sitter's skin are delicately rendered; delicacy and sensitivity contrast with the long, curvy hair framing the sitter's face.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ Wright, Christopher (1985). Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hippocrene. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-87052-218-3.
- ^ a b "Nicolas Poussin – Duquesnoy". Google Arts and Culture; Bode Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Brooks, Julian; Franklin, David (2008). Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 301. ISBN 9780892369324.
- ^ Lingo, Estelle (2002). "The Greek Manner and a Christian "Canon": François Duquesnoy's "Saint Susanna"". The Art Bulletin. 84 (1). The Art Bulletin (Vol. 84, No. 1) via jstor: 65–93. doi:10.2307/3177253. JSTOR 3177253.
- ^ Lavin, Irving (1970). "Duquesnoy's Nano di Créqui and Two Busts by Francesco Mochi". The Art Bulletin. 52 (2). The Art Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 2) via jstor: 132–149. doi:10.2307/3048702. JSTOR 3048702.