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Nicolas Poussin

Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)

c. 1625–27
oil on canvas
97 × 127.5 cm (38.2 × 50.2 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

After arriving in Rome and experiencing financial instability, Nicolas Poussin turned to painting more popular, lucrative mythological scenes, such as those depicting nymphs and satyrs.

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