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A Dance to the Music of Time Nicolas Poussin, 1635
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A Dance to the Music of Time

Nicolas Poussin Β· 1635

Why it's great

Four figures, the Seasons, hold hands and dance in a circle to music played by an old man, Time, while a baby blows bubbles, and the sun god rides by in the sky. Nicolas Poussin painted it in about 1635.

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πŸ“ Wallace CollectionCity of Westminster, United Kingdom

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About the artist

Nicolas Poussin

1594–1665 Β· born in Les Andelys Β· died in Rome

Nicolas Poussin was a French painter born in Les Andelys in 1594. He moved to Rome as a young man and spent most of his life there, painting calm, well-planned scenes from ancient history and mythology that set the standard for classical painting. He died in Rome in 1665.

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