Nicolas Poussin Love 5 Stars Worthy Classical Paintings

Nicolas Poussin Love 5 Stars Worthy Classical Paintings

Today, I wanted to review some of Nicolas Poussin's paintings about love. The first painting is about the romance between Rinaldo and Armida. Armida was an enemy sorceress. She had been sent by the Saracen to stop the movement of the Crusading Christians. As a assassin witch, Armida had managed put Rinaldo asleep. He was the general of the Crusaders. However, she fell in love with the Rinaldo. In this painting, she is admiring his beauty. Cupid is stopping her dagger from killing Rinaldo. This cute romantic painting by Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This next painting shows Echo and Narcissus. Narcissus is in the foreground. He has been watching his reflection for so long that he cannot rise. Behind him, Cupid is taking his torch of fame. Behind Cupid, we can see Echo calling Narcissus' name. She still hopes that one day Narcissus will get over his own self love. This depressing Greek Tragedy by Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows Selene with her Lover Endymion. He was a king whom the Titan loved very much. She asked Zeus to grant him eternal beauty. However, she could only see him at night, when he slept. The only time he could see her was in his dreams. Here his dream form is saying goodbye to the Titan. Behind the pair, we see Endymion's sleeping form. Toward the right, one of Selene's attendants is parting the veil of darkness to allow Helios to rise over the earth. In any case, this lovely painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

During the 1600s, Tancred became really popular. Some guy wrote a love poem about him called "Jerusalem Delivered" . In that poem, Tancred was given a fictional lover. In this scene, she is cutting her hair to serve as a bind for his wounds. Behind the girl, we see Trancred's armor. One of his soldiers is holding him up. This lovely romantic painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This next painting is related to the Rinaldo painted. Here the witch Armida is taking Rinaldo to her enchanted garden. In doing so, she complies with both her mission and her desire to make Rinaldo her lover. Aiding her in her quest, we see several cherubs. Toward the right, we see the river god and one of his nymphs. This lovely painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating. I have more Poussin blogs planned for the near future.