Bust of Nicolas Poussin

The Bust of Nicolas Poussin is a marble portrait bust by the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy. Nicolas Poussin was a close friend of Duquesnoy, and the leading classicist painter in 17th-century French art, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.

Bust of Nicolas Poussin
ArtistFrançois Duquesnoy
Yearc. 1630
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
SubjectNicolas Poussin
Dimensions70.5 cm × 51.5 cm (27.7 in × 20.3 in)
LocationBode Museum, Berlin
Coordinates52°31′19″N 13°23′41″E

Both Poussin's and Duquesnoy's visions were at odds with the mainstream Baroque style of artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona.[1] The portrait sculpture was completed in the 1630s, and is currently housed at the Bode Museum in Berlin.[2]

Sculpture

Duquesnoy was a close friend of a number of prominent artists in Rome; among these was Poussin. The two artists even shared a house in 1626.[3]

Duquesnoy produced a small bust for Poussin, with details carefully worked out. The sitter has a melancholy face. The stylish rendering of moustache and beard and the composition itself are strongly reminiscent of Duquesnoy's Nano di Créqui and his bust of Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy.[4] The physiognomy and the surface of the sitter's skin are delicately rendered; delicacy and sensitivity contrast with the long, curvy hair framing the sitter's face.[2][5]

References
  1. Wright, Christopher (1985). Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hippocrene. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-87052-218-3.
  2. "Nicolas Poussin – Duquesnoy". Google Arts and Culture; Bode Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. Brooks, Julian; Franklin, David (2008). Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 301. ISBN 9780892369324.
  4. Lingo, Estelle (2002). "The Greek Manner and a Christian "Canon": François Duquesnoy's "Saint Susanna"". The Art Bulletin (Vol. 84, No. 1) via jstor: 65-93. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Lavin, Irving (1970). "Duquesnoy's Nano di Créqui and Two Busts by Francesco Mochi". The Art Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 2) via jstor: 132-149. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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