Landscape Paintings by Nicolas Poussin 5 Stars Worthy

Landscape Paintings by Nicolas Poussin 5 Stars Worthy

This post features some landscape paintings by Nicolas Poussin. This painting shows Saint Jerome meditating. This saint was a hermit. As such, he liked to go to nature to think a bit. As such, Poussin fused his landscape painting with a biblical theme. The dark forest landscape works pretty well. Truly, it deserves 5 stars rating.

Above, we have what Poussin calls an "Ideal Landscape". It has everything from forests, a town, a lake and some mountains to boot. The figure that sticks out the most is the guy in blue and red. He is talking to some shepherds. This cute scenery deserves 5 stars rating.

This depressing painting is an adaptation of the Pyramus and Thisbe mythology. Here, the poor Thisbe has discovered Pymarus' drowned body. For the background, we have a stormy landscape. The town in the background works came out looking pretty cool. This amassing mythological landscape by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is another mythological landscape. In the foreground, we see Orpheus with his harp. He is playing a song to his darling Euridice. For a background, we see a citadel bursting into flames. It is lovely the contrast between the outdoors and the hectic city life. It is pretty obvious that Orpheus' world is preferable. In any case, this lovely landscape by Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is about the flood. On the foreground, the infidels are drowning. They are trying to reach a higher ground. In the background, we can see Noah's Arc. The lightning bolt across the sky works pretty well. This depressing Biblical painting deserves 5 stars rating.

This landscape is pretty odd. Here we see the giant Orion being led by Diana. Orion was Diana's first lover. He was a giant hunter she liked. Over the clouds, we see Aurora. She too was in loved with Orion. On the ground, we see other random people. Overall, the landscape came out looking really pretty. Truly, Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is another historical landscape. It shows the Jewish spies carrying the grapes back to the Israelite. For a background, we see the kingdom of Canaan. The women are in the middle of harvesting fruits and other food for the city. This spring themed biblical painting by Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This landscape is pretty elaborate. Over the mountain, we can see the giant Polyphemus playing his flute. Bellow, we see farmers going about their business. This mythological landscape deserve 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked this Poussin review.