POUSSIN, Nicolas
(b. 1594, Les Andelys, d. 1665, Roma)

The Assumption of the Virgin

1650
Oil on canvas, 57 x 40 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This is perhaps the most popular painting of the artist. There are many copies, enlarged or adapted versions from the 19th centuries in various churches in France.




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