A "Dance to the Music of Time" by Nicolas Poussin

by: Richard Beresford

A "Dance to the Music of Time" by Nicolas Poussin
Author: Richard Beresford

Publisher: Trustees of the Wallace Collection

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 14 October 1998

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ISBN: 0900785462 ISBN 13: 9780900785467

A "Dance to the Music of Time" by Nicolas Poussin by Richard Beresford

A study of Poussin's "A Dance to the Music of Time", examining its meaning, the evolution of its composition, its visual sources and its critical fortune. The text argues that the painting is more representative of the philosophy of Poussin's patron, Giulio Rospigliosi, than the artist himself. Top page

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This analysis of "A Dance to the Music of Time" contains information on the meaning of the painting, the evolution of its composition, its visual sources and its critical content. There is also an examination of the nature of Giulio Rospigliosi's patronage and Poussin's importance in the eyes of British art collectors. The painting has often been taken as a statement of Poussin's own philosophy, but this text argues that his contribution was rather that of a painter, giving pictorial expression to the poetic and philosophical ideas of his patron. Top page

General info

Publisher & Imprint: Trustees of the Wallace Collection

City: London

Pages: 80

More info: height 280 mm width 240 mm weight 454 gr thickness 9 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC20) 759.4 Library of Congress Subject: ND553.P8A6 Painting, French

Departments: Painting & paintings; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600;

Record updated at: 16 May, 2013 time: 19:03

Summary A "Dance to the Music of Time" by Nicolas Poussin Poussin before 1640; the patron - Giulio Rospigliosi; subject and meaning; evolution of the composition; visual sources; aftermath; Poussin, Lord Hertford and British collectors. Top page

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