The plague of ashdod nicolas poussin biography
The plague of ashdod nicolas poussin biography
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Plague of Ashdod (Poussin)
1630 painting by Nicolas Poussin
| The Plague of Ashdod | |
|---|---|
The plague of Ashdod, 1630 | |
| Artist | Nicolas Poussin |
| Year | 1628–1630 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 148 cm × 198 cm (58 in × 78 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
The Plague of Ashdod is also known as The Miracle of the Ark in the Temple of Dagon, by the French artist Nicolas Poussin.
The painting represents a story from 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The original painting currently hangs in the Louvre in Paris. Poussin was commissioned to paint The Plague of Ashdod by Fabrizio Valguarnera. Fabrizio Valguarnera was a Sicilian merchant who was put on trial for laundering money through the purchase of this painting; he also commissioned more than one version of this piece.[1] Poussin painted this during a plague that took place in Italy from 1629 to 1631, which influenced his accurate portrayal of the epidemic.[2]