. Art in France. Paris, Poussin had manyfervent admirers in the capital. Scarcely was his glory assured inRome, and his work well known in his native land, when he had norival in France. Collectors overwhelmed him with commissions; apicture was looked upon as a great favour, and when one arrived inParis, the little society of Poussins devotees was all astir. Theyassembled in front of the new painting to discuss its merits. The im-portance of these little works in the history of the French mind isvery considerable. In the first place, Poussin satisfied the contem-porary taste for antiquity. He
. Art in France. Paris, Poussin had manyfervent admirers in the capital. Scarcely was his glory assured inRome, and his work well known in his native land, when he had norival in France. Collectors overwhelmed him with commissions; apicture was looked upon as a great favour, and when one arrived inParis, the little society of Poussins devotees was all astir. Theyassembled in front of the new painting to discuss its merits. The im-portance of these little works in the history of the French mind isvery considerable. In the first place, Poussin satisfied the contem-porary taste for antiquity. He had assimilated all that could beknown or divined on the subject, and had condensed it in his com-positions. His pictureswere not destined, likethose of the Flemings, forprincely galleries or Jesuitaltars; they are not, likethose of the Dutchmen,marvels of dexterity andprecision; they neverastonish, nor do they teachthe science of thcv afford a kindof discipline, and alwaysassociate the intelligence. TIIK SllKPlIKKDS OK AKI ADIA. (Tlie Louvie, iaiis.) 208 THE EVOLUTION OF CLASSICAL ART
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