Nicolas Poussin
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Walking through the museum, I was intrigued by all the paintings but this one caught my eye and I could not stop staring at it. I found myself looking at this painting for over an hour. I was amazed by the use of color and imagery. I started to daydream about the birth of Venus. I found myself being one of the cherubs above witnessing this amazing act. Nicolas Poussin uses paint in an amazing way that I have never seen before. I understand now what a great painting is.
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter. He was the founder and greatest practitioner of 17th- century French classical painting. Many art historians believe that his work symbolizes the virtue of logic, order and clarity and also that it has influenced the course of French art up to and including the present day...