Random Nicolas Poussin Classical 5 Stars Worthy Paintings

Random Nicolas Poussin Classical 5 Stars Worthy Paintings

Today, I wanted to review some lovely Poussin paintings. They are all based on classical themes. Here we see the inspiration of a poet. The poet is the boy kneeling before Bacchus. The wine shows that poets get inspired when they drink. Above him, we see some Cupids with a laurel crown. This means that fame also inspires a poet. The girl shows that poets also get inspired by beautiful women. This lovely classical painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is another version of the inspiration of a poet. The poet is the boy writing. He is getting inspired by the laurels of fame. Apollo is also aiding the poet write his poems. Beside Apollo, we see the goddess of history. A boy cherubs is holding up her history book symbol. All this symbols together show that a poet should be inspired by fame, history and religion. This more acceptable depiction of what inspired a poet deserves 5 stars rating.

Pyrrhus was a powerful Greek king. When he was two years old, his father got dethroned. This scene shows how his family is trying to escape with the young prince. The entire scene is quite chaotic. The central figures are dressed in brighter colors. For a background, we see the fallen city. This cool mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

For those that do not know, Theseus was the mythical founder of Athens. He had a pretty elaborate myth. In this scene, his mother told him where his father hid his sword. The sword was important because it was his birthright. With it, he could lay claim to his throne. The ruined Greek background works pretty well. It was actually based on Greek ruins. This mythological scene by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This next painting shows a tragic scene from Roman history. During the old days, the Roman Republic had a shortage of woman. To take care of this problem, they invited the Sabines to an Olympics event. At a symbol from Romulus, his soldiers kidnapped the young women as their wives. This painting chronicles this necessary evil of the Romans. All over the place, you can see the chaos this unexpected event created. On the foreground, we see the main figures. To the right, an old man is trying to protect his daughter. The Roman soldier is about to strike him down with his sword. Beside that group, an old woman is begging Romulus for mercy. Between her, we see two babies whose mothers where taken. Truly, this amassing mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is pretty depressing. For those that do not know, Arcadia was a paradise outside of Greece. It was the place were city dwellers lived the life of shepherds. Many who were tired of the city life went to live there. One day, these mythological hippies found a graveyard. Its epitaph said "Et in Arcadia Ego". This meant that even in Arcadia death existed. This depressing epitaph gave those loafers much to think about. Beside the boy in red, we see History. She comforts them with the thought that death can be beaten via history.  Those who go down in history never die. This amassing painting by Nicolas Poussin deserves 5 stars rating.

Here we see the self portrait of Nicolas Poussin. He illustrated himself among his paintings.The one that is visible shows the face of history. Here Poussin shows that he wants to go down in history. The lines created by the borders of the painting alludes to his style of painting. Poussin always prioritized diagonals over color. I think that is everything worth mentioning about this painting. Truly, it deserves 5 stars rating.

This second self portrait is a bit odd. Here Poussin painted himself the way he wanted to be remember. Based on the flowers, Poussin wishes to be remembered always. This self portrait deserves 5 stars rating.

This last painting shows "The Nurture of Jupiter". When Jupiter was saved from Chronos he was raised by a different chick. That lady had no breast milk. So Jupiter was fed goat milk as a child. Here we see him having his daily mean. This cute painting deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you like this Nicolas Poussin blog a lot. I have more reviews planned for the near future.