Poussin and Roman Influences in France

Nicolas Poussin and Roman Influences in France The city and art of Rome had an enormous impact on the French Baroque Classical artist Nicolas Poussin and through him an effect on French art and artists in the following centuries. Poussin was greatly influenced by the classical ideals of Italian art and flourished in the art-loving city of Rome that encouraged a young artist to explore his abilities. Nicolas Poussin spent a most of his productive …

… abstract qualities (Blunt, 1967). The influence of Rome extends throughout the world in artistic, philosophical, and political arenas. One agent of that grand influence was Nicolas Poussin who brought Baroque Classicism and other aspects of Roman art of that time to France. Works Cited Blunt, Anthony. Nicolas Poussin: The A.W. Lectures in the Fine Arts. Bollingen Foundation, NY 1967. Martin, John Rupert. Baroque. Harper & Row, NY 1977 Russel, John. The World of Poussin. Time Life, NY 1969