Portrait of Nicolas Poussin, painter
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Portrait of Nicolas Poussin, painter is a 1650 unspecified by Louis Ferdinand (I), Elle, a French Classical Baroque work, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This painting shows a man with a gentle face, likely Nicolas Poussin, a painter. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The inscription under the image tells us who he is. The painter, Elle, included a few details that make this portrait interesting. Nicolas Poussin was a painter himself, which might be why Elle made this portrait. Elle likely wanted to honor him. You can learn more about this technique by looking up "chiaroscuro".
Elle, Louis Ferdinand (1612–1689) was an artist.
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