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His enthusiasm for the Italian works he saw in the royal collections in Paris motivated him to travel to Rome in 1624, where he studied the works of Renaissance and Baroque painters-especially Raphael, who had a powerful influence on his style.Spain and the Hispanic World | Exhibition | Royal Academy of Arts Royal AcademyBasketShopSearchBecome a FriendWhat's on BackSee allExhibitionsEventsFree displaysVisit BackPlan your visitEating & drinkingGroup visitsAccessLearn BackTalks and lecturesCourses and classesArchitecture programmeTeachers & schoolsFamiliesRA SchoolsRA Masters programmeArt & Artists BackRA Art & ArtistsRA CollectionRoyal AcademiciansRA Schools students and graduatesPrevious exhibitionsSummer Exhibition ExplorerYoung Artists’ Summer ShowJoin & Support BackBecome a FriendDonateBecome a PatronOther ways to supportBecome a FriendCaption toggle buttonExhibitionSpain and the Hispanic WorldTreasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library21 January - 10 April 2023Main Galleries, Burlington House, Royal Academy of ArtsTues–Sun: 10am–6pm Around 1612 he traveled to Paris, where he studied under minor masters and completed his earliest surviving works. Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically-oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne.ĭetails of Poussin's artistic training are somewhat obscure. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. In his later years he gave growing prominence to the landscape in his paintings.

He returned to Paris for a brief period to serve as First Painter to the King under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, but soon returned to Rome and resumed his more traditional themes. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors. Today in history On this day in 1594, Nicolas Poussin was born Nicolas Poussin was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.

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