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Poussin and opera: the subject of 'Landscape with a man killed by a snake'.

Authors :
JEWITT, JAMES R.
Source :
Burlington Magazine; Jun2023, Vol. 165 Issue 1443, p590-599, 10p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article analyzes the 1648 painting "Landscape with a man killed by a snake," by French painter Nicolas Poussin. Topics discussed include the way he depicted the reactions of a young man and an old woman to a python attack in the painting, the possible connection of this artwork to Poussin's 1650 painting "Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice," and the link between the painting and the 1647 opera "L'Orfeo," by Francesco Buti and Luigi Rossi.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00076287
Volume :
165
Issue :
1443
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Burlington Magazine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164820691