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Summary
Nicolas Poussin: Choice of Hercules
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| Title |
Choice of Hercules (English)  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
mythological painting |
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| Description |
English: Poussin, Nicolas; The Choice of Hercules; National Trust, Stourhead; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-choice-of-hercules-101292 |
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| Date | between circa 1636 and circa 1637 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 88.3 cm (34.7 in) ; width: 71.8 cm (28.2 in) |
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| Place of creation |
Italy |
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| References | Jacques Thuillier, Tout l'œuvre peint de Poussin : Documentation et catalogue raisonné, Paris, Rizzoli-Flammarion, coll. « Les Classique de l'Art », 1974, 136 p., B35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-choice-of-hercules-101292/view_as/grid/search/makers:nicolas-poussin-15941665/page/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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