Old Testament Paintings by Nicolas Poussin 5 Stars

Old Testament Paintings by Nicolas Poussin 5 Stars

Today, I wanted to review some of Nicolas Poussin's Old Testament Paintings. The first painting shows Moses Parting the Red Sea. This is the moment after Moses calls the seas back. You can see some people begging Moses for a Miracle. This depressing painting of the Old Testament deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows "The Adoration of the Golden Calf". The second Moses turned his back on his people they went back to their pagan ways. In the foreground, we see the golden calf. The guy in white pointing to the sky is the high priest. The other people to the left are also adoring the golden calf. Interesting enough, the children are avoiding looking at the pagan God. Behind the calf, we see Moses arriving. His brother Aaron is warning about what he is about to see. This is a pretty depressing part of Exodus. In any case, this depressing painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see the Miracle of "The Gathering of Manna". It was when Moses made food appear out of nowhere. On the left side of the painting, we see people who are still starving. There, a Mother is giving her milk to her own mother, who is starving. She is also consoling her child who is complaining about her piety. Beside her, we see a boy telling his father about the miracle. In the center of the image, we see Moses and his brother Aaron. Truly, this lovely painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This is a detail of the Solomon painting. Here we see the evil mother with her dead child. She is telling Solomon to split the other woman's baby in half. Behind her, we see other witnesses. They are averting their gaze from the gruesome sight of cutting a baby in half. Behind them, we see Solomon's advisers.

In this part of the painting, we see the mother begging Solomon to spare her baby. She would rather have her baby go to the other mother, than have him die. Behind her, we see the soldier releasing his sword. He was about to fulfill Solomon's deadly command. Behind him, we see that even some of the soldiers are averting their gazes. We also see an old man watching this scene in horror.

Here we see the entire painting. At the center, we see Solomon giving a command to one of his guards. The entire scenery is quite realistic. Even their clothing are up to date  with the time period. This amassing New Testament painting by Poussin deserves 5 stars ratings.

In this painting, we see the princess discovering Solomon. What is odd about this princess is that she looks more like a Greek chick. The scenery too is taken from Greece. I suppose it cannot be helped. After all, Poussin never went to Egypt. In any case, this painting deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see David. He is glaring at the head of Goliath. In a corner, we see the alms of his kings. Behind him, an angel girl is crowning him. A little cherubs is also giving the angel girl the crown of kings. For now, David can enjoy this victory. In the future, he will become a king. What is cool is how, the sword he holds is too big for him. He did use Goliath's sword to decapitate him. In any case, this cool painting by Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see a cool battle. It is a very bloody scenery. Then again, most battles in the old testament where pretty gory. Anyhow, this painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here, we see another battle from the Bible. In the background, we see Moses raising his hands to the heavens. Whenever he lowered them, his troops would start loosing. To keep his hands raised, he had two guys hold him up. Overall, this bloody chaotic painting deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked these Old Testament paintings by Nicolas Poussin.