The Plague at Ashdod
Nicolas Poussin · 1630
Why it's great
People in a city square stagger and fall in a plague, holding their noses, while a rat runs across the street. Nicolas Poussin painted it in about 1630, and it is based on a Bible story.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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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.
