● On view now — 212 Baroque Painting and Sculpture
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Nicolas Poussin used wax figures and wetted paper or fabric to model the bodies in his paintings, helping him to capture the realistic folds, movement, and balance of light and shadow.
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Carlo Maratti — The Flight into Egypt
Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734) — Study for "An Apothe
Nicolas Poussin — The Agony in the Garden
Nicolas Poussin — The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptis
Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747) — The Risen Christ A
Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian, 1687–1767) — Saints Pres
Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666) — Rest on the Flight into Egyp
Pompeo Batoni — Christ in Glory with Saints Celsus, Julian, 
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Italian, 1639–1709) — Sketch for "
Nicolas Poussin — The Assumption of the Virgin
Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594) — Baptism of Christ
Jacopo Bassano — The Annunciation to the Shepherds![Landscape with a Calm (Un Tem[p]s calme et serein)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Nicolas_Poussin_%28French_-_Landscape_with_a_Calm_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/500px-Nicolas_Poussin_%28French_-_Landscape_with_a_Calm_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
