Nicolas Poussin (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Cropper (Author), Charles Dempsey (Author)

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Excellent ... finely and amply produced.... Exploring the facets of Poussin's art in context, the authors reveal how genius translated complex circumstance into unequalled opportunity. -- Review

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Brilliant ... Elizabeth Cropper and Charles Dempsey, writing together as one, attempt to break the impasse between connoisseurship and iconographic analysis ... by moving the debate to broader themes of style and subject, and bringing them together into expressive interaction with each other.
(Hugh Brigstocke The Art Newspaper )

Elizabeth Cropper and Charles Dempsey have the great virtue of being unafraid to tackle the radical questions raised by Poussin's painting; in a field where heat is typically generated by wranglings over chronology and attribution, their Nicolas Poussin is a book of strong interpretations.
(Norman Bryson The Times Literary Supplement )

Excellent ... finely and amply produced.... Exploring the facets of Poussin's art in context, the authors reveal how genius translated complex circumstance into unequalled opportunity.
(British Journal of Aesthetics )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (March 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691050678
• ISBN-13: 978-0691050676
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,333,255 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Then Again,I'm a sucker for Art Books like this one!!, January 24, 2002

By	S. Henkels (Devon, Pa United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Anything with enough color photos of Old Masters will get a 5-star from me. My only complaint here is this one has only 12 in color, although there are 165 black and whites. Anyway, a wonderfully written work describing a good bit of the painter's world from about 1600-1665, including the classical Greek influence on many artists of the time, including Poussin. A nice tale of generally nice people (seems unusual) including patrons and collectors, centered in Rome. All in all a beautiful book,despite the lack of color glossies! You can tell that this,like any other Old Master Bios I've read, is a real labor of love for all concerned...If it is too in depth, at times like a PH.D., its still a terrific browser for the above reasons!!