Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
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"Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake" is a dramatic 1648 oil painting by Nicolas Poussin that exemplifies his classical landscape style and exploration of sudden violence within an ordered natural setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake | 1 |
| Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin) canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of Poussin’s classical landscape style ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
exploration of emotion through controlled composition
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harmonizing dramatic narrative with idealized nature ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| centuryOfCreation | 17th century ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted earth tones ⓘ |
| composition | carefully structured classical landscape ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator |
Nicolas Poussin
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Nicolas Poussin ⓘ
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Poussin, Nicolas
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| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1648 ⓘ |
| depicts |
dramatic scene in a landscape
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figures reacting to a sudden death ⓘ man killed by a snake ⓘ sudden violence in nature ⓘ |
| genre | landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later landscape painting theory ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
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surface form:
Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake
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| inception | 1648 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Classicism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | violent death within a serene setting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between ordered nature and violent event
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integration of figures into a structured landscape ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| painter | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| partOf | Poussin’s late landscapes ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| style | classical landscape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mythological or ambiguous narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
human vulnerability in nature
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order and chaos ⓘ sudden death ⓘ |
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