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Gallery: Poussin and God at the Louvre

Poussin's religious paintings are in the spotlight at the Louvre this Spring

The Annunciation (1657), Nicolas Poussin © The National Gallery, London. Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/National Gallery Photographic Department

To mark the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death, this exhibition reconsiders Poussin’s religious masterpieces and the way in which his imagery combines the antique with the sacred. There are 99 works on display; we’ve selected a few highlights below.

Click here for the curators’ introduction to the exhibition

‘Poussin and God’ is at the Louvre, Paris, from 2 April–29 June.

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