The Finding of Moses, 1638 by Nicolas Poussin
Canvas Print - 15568-PON
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceOriginal Size: 93 x 121 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $54.67 USD
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Painting Information
Poussin's "The Finding of Moses" from 1638 is a painting that demands your attention, not with bombast, but with a quiet insistence that grows the longer you look.
The scene is set on the banks of the Nile, a tableau of figures arranged with the precision of a stage play. There's Pharaoh's daughter, resplendent in yellow, her attendants clustered around, and there - the focal point of all this careful choreography - is the infant Moses himself, a tiny bundle of potential at the heart of the composition.
Poussin's palette here is deceptively simple. At first glance, it's all muted earth tones and soft blues. But look closer. That yellow robe blazes against the sky, those pinks and blues vibrate with a subtle energy. It's as if Poussin is showing us how the extraordinary can emerge from the ordinary - much like Moses himself.
The painter's technique is meticulous, almost obsessive. Each fold of cloth, each leaf on the trees, each ripple on the water's surface - all are rendered with a clarity that borders on the unreal. It's this very precision that gives the painting its dreamlike quality, as if we're peering into a world more perfect than our own.
Composition-wise, it's a masterclass in balance. The figures form a rough triangle, a visual stability that contrasts with the weight of the moment depicted. The river cuts diagonally across the canvas, leading our eye to the distant city - a reminder of the world that awaits this found child.
There's a stillness to this painting, a held breath. It's as if Poussin has captured not just a moment, but the instant before a moment - that split second before history changes course. In doing so, he's created a work that feels both timeless and immediate, a 17th-century painting that still has the power to stop us in our tracks today.
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