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The Met’s Rare Poussin Painting on Copper

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The Met’s Rare Poussin Painting on Copper
A detail from “The Agony in the Garden,” 1626–27, by Nicolas Poussin. Oil on copper; 24 1/8 inches by 19 1/8 inches. Gift of Jon and Barbara Landau in honor of Keith Christiansen; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
Lorraine Ferrier
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Only two of Nicolas Poussin’s oil paintings on copper survive. In January, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York acquired one of the 17th-century French artist’s works: “The Agony in the Garden.”
Even though some 17th- and 18th-century texts mention the painting, it was lost until 1985. Up until recently, art collectors Jon and Barbara Landau have enjoyed the work in their home, but now the public can marvel at it in The Met, where it’s part of the largest collection of Poussin’s work outside of Europe. 
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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