Man Praying in Wilderness
Nicolas Poussin
n.d.
Medium
Brush and black ink and gray wash, with touches of brush and blue-gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on blue wove paper
Dimensions
14 × 8.7 cm (5 9/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
Classification
brush and ink
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81362
About the Artist
Nicolas Poussin · 1594–1665
Nicolas Poussin, born in June 1594 near Les Andelys in Normandy, emerged from a family of local distinction whose modest means and parental opposition could not deter his artistic calling. He received his initial training under the itinerant painter Quentin Varin in Rouen around 1611–12, absorbing lessons in storytelling, precise facial expressions, and rich colors, though without a formal long-te...