Poussin and the Dance (Paperback)

Paperback. Poussins scenes of bacchanalian revelry, tripping maenads and skipping nymphs are often described as dancelike and choreographed. The artists dancing pictures helped him develop a new approach to painting that would become the model for the French classical tradition. Shedding the sensuous, painterly manner of his early career, Poussin carved out the crisp, relief-like approach that characterized his mature work and set the precedent for three centuries of French art, from Le Brun and David to Cezanne and Picasso. He carried lessons learned from dance into every corner of his production. This book brings together a key group of paintings and drawings by Poussin, exploring the theme of dance and dancers in his production for the first time. Focusing on the dancing pictures created in Rome in the 1620s and 1630s, essays connect Poussins interest in dance, his study of antiquities, and his formulation of a new classical style. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, this publication uses the prism of dance to cast Poussin in a new, fresh light. An exploration of Nicolas Poussins influential classical style through his paintings of dance and dancers Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…