Poussin as a Painter: From Classicism to Abstraction

by Richard Verdi

Universally regarded as the father of French painting, Nicolas Poussin is arguably the greatest of all painters of the French school. Yet Poussin's reputation has been founded more on the intellectual and philosophical qualities of his art than its sheer visual beauty. In Poussin as a Painter: From Classicism to Abstraction , Richard Verdi redresses the balance, describing and analyzing Poussin's outstanding gifts as a pictorial storyteller, designer,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789141478
• ISBN13: 9781789141474
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.7" x 10.0"