Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun — Nicolas Poussin (1658)
10″ x 8″ (Horizontal)
$39.00
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Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun — Nicolas Poussin (1658)
$39.00
Poussin drew the subject from a lesser-known myth recorded by the writer Lucian: the blinded giant Orion carries his servant Cedalion on his shoulders to guide him toward the rising sun, believed to restore his sight.
Nicolas Poussin, 1658 — The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Honest scale — sizes listed in inches — the original is 119.1 × 182.9 cm.
- Source recorded — public-domain master scan, printed on matte stretched canvas, 0.75″ deep. Made to order.