Ceremonie der confirmatie
Nicolas Poussin
1604 - 1665
Medium
pen
Dimensions
98; 238
About this artwork
height 98 mm x width 238 mm
About the Artist
Nicolas Poussin · 1594–1665
Nicolas Poussin, born in June 1594 near Les Andelys in Normandy, emerged from a family of local distinction whose modest means and parental opposition could not deter his artistic calling. He received his initial training under the itinerant painter Quentin Varin in Rouen around 1611–12, absorbing lessons in storytelling, precise facial expressions, and rich colors, though without a formal long-te...