ARH 373 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Germanicus, Simile, Barberini Family
23 Feb 2017
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Lecture 7 copper was fairly popular in france for small scale paintings: gave the oil painting an extra sheen. The village piper: antoine le nain, 1640, paris, oil on copper father playing the flute surrounded by children. Woman with five children: antoine le nain, 1643, paris, oil on copper, mother surrounded by little girls, possibly conceived of as a pair with the village piper same size same medium and support material. French classicists: nicholas poussin thought to be the embodiment of 17thcdntury style in france. Born into a wealthy family that had fallen on hard times. Was educated and was very well verse in mythological texts. Gets to rome in his early 30s receives his first big commission around 28 years old. His works were very well known in france starting in the 1630s two styles throughout his career. Early works have a much looser painterly style.
