[ noun ] French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) <noun.person>
Just as the EEC cavalcade arrived at Birmingham, an exhibition opened at the city's art gallery which includes no less than 15 works by the 17th-century master, Poussin.
Poussin had stopped at Venice for a period on his way to Rome, and the influence of the idealised arcadian vision of such as Bellini, Giorgione and the young Titian is clear enough.
National Academy of Design: "French Drawings From Poussin to Seurat."
Not all the treasures are on show, the much stolen Rembrandt has not made the journey, but wonderful works by Canaletto, Poussin, Murillo and Gainsborough take on a grander look on the high walls of Christie's.
'Signor Poussin', said Bernini tapping his forehead, 'is a painter who works up here.'
Rare among art exhibitions these days, the Kimbell's Poussin show invites active rather than passive participation.