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Poussin is probably the first painter in history to examine this subject. This episode in the of ancient Rome is taken from the Annals of Tacitus.It describes the military successes of the Roman general Germanicus, elder brother of Claudius, in the service of the Emperor Tiberius, especially against the Germans, which earned him his nickname.
1626–1627 c. (or c. 1628 ?) 98 x 73,5 cm: Originally used for Bacchus-Erigone, then painted over by Poussin with a Bacchus-Apollo. Much later repainting, to cover the figures' genitalia. Stockholm, Nationalmuseum: 53/135 Bacchic scene or Nymph and satyr drinking: 1626–1628: 74 x 60 cm: Copy of the Moscow painting considered to be by Poussin ...
Death of Germanicus (1773–1774), a marble sculpture by British sculptor Thomas Banks. [97] Thusnelda im Triumphzug des Germanicus (1873), a painting by German painter Karl von Piloty. [56] I, Claudius (1934), a historical fiction novel by classicist Robert Graves. [98] The Caesars (1968), a British television series by Philip Mackie.
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Eliezer and Rebecca, Louvre version Private collection version. Eliezer and Rebecca (in French Éliézer et Rébecca) or Eliezer Giving Abraham's Presents to Rebecca (Éliézer remet les présents d'Abraham à Rébecca) is an oil-on-canvas paintings by Nicolas Poussin, dating to c.1647–1649, commissioned by silk merchant and banker Jean Pointel and is now in the Louvre.
Nicolas Poussin (UK: / ˈ p uː s æ̃ /, US: / p uː ˈ s æ̃ /, [1] [2] French: [nikɔla pusɛ̃]; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
The painting was commissioned on February 5, 1628, by the Fabric of Saint Peter, to adorn the altar dedicated to Erasmus of Formia in St. Peter's Basilica. More precisely, it was to be located to the left of the north transept, near the Martyrdom of Saint Processus and Saint Martinian by Valentin de Boulogne (1629). [2]
Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, and producer, who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983). [1] While a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he was given an uncredited role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden [citation needed] and subsequently appeared as a leading actor in the micro budget surf drama ...