necspenecmetu:

Daniel Sarrabat, Mercury and Argus, late 17th or early 18th century

necspenecmetu:

Nicolas de Courteille, Truth Brings Republic and Abundance, 1793

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia by François Perrier

maisondesbeaux-arts:

Nicholas Poussin Seven Sacraments: Confirmation (from the series commissioned by Cassiano dal Pozzo) 1637-40

This is among the most satisfying compositions Poussin produced for the first series of the seven sacraments, painted for his Roman patron Cassiano dal Pozzo. In the same way that he entered the heart and spirit of the early Romans to recreate scenes from their history and mythology, the artist has attempted here to represent the sacrament of confirmation as it would have been performed within the early Christian church. As indicated by the lit Paschal candle at the right, the ceremony takes place on Easter Eve, the time designated by the early church for the administration of both baptism and confirmation. The architecture is based on that of the Church of Sant’Atanasio dei Greci, built in the sixteenth century for the Byzantine community of Rome. In Poussin’s later series of the sacraments, produced between 1644–47 for his French patron and long-time friend Paul Fréart de Chantelou, the scene would more accurately be set in the Roman catacombs.

Source:Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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necspenecmetu:

Eustache Le Sueur, Bacchus Crowning Ariadne with Stars, 1630-1

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Francois-Xavier Fabre, The Death of Abel, 1790

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