Poussin and the Dance Shines New Light on French Painter
b'"One of the hopes of this exhibition was really to try to enlist visitors\\u2019 bodily experience in their understanding of these works of art that can sometimes seem a little bit like they live entirely in our heads, a little bit intellectualized."\\n\\n\\n\\nAlthough Nicolas Poussin is widely regarded as the most influential painter of the 17th century\\u2014the father of French classicism\\u2014he is not as well-known as many of his contemporaries, such as Rembrandt, Rubens, and Caravaggio. This is due, in part, to Poussin\\u2019s austere painting style and erudite subject matter, which often came from Roman history or the Bible. As a result, his work can sometimes feel a bit cold or remote to today\\u2019s audiences.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut earlier in his career, Poussin was inspired by dance. His paintings of wild revelry, filled with dancing satyrs and nymphs, emerged as his signature genre from that time. Poussin and the Dance, organized by the Getty Museum and the National Gallery in London, is the first exhibition to explore the theme of dance in Poussin\\u2019s work. By supplementing his delightful dancing pictures with new dance films by Los Angeles\\u2013based choreographers\\u2014this unique exhibition invites viewers into the world of Poussin in a fresh, relatable way.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn this episode, Emily Beeny, curator in charge of European paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and curator of Poussin and the Dance, joins Sarah Cooper, public programs specialist at the Getty, to delve into Poussin\\u2019s process and love of dance.\\n\\nThe exhibition, which received generous support from the Leonetti/O\\u2019Connell Family Foundation and is sponsored by City National Bank, is on view at the Getty Center through May 8, 2022.\\n\\n\\n\\nFor images, transcripts, and more, visit\\nhttps://blogs.getty.edu/iris/podcast-poussin-and-the-dance-shines-new-light-on-french-painter or http://www.getty.edu/podcasts\\n\\n\\n\\nTo explore the exhibition Poussin and the Dance, visit\\nhttps://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/poussin_dance/\\n\\nTo watch the contemporary dance films from Poussin and the Dance, visit\\nhttps://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/poussin_dance/video.html\\n\\nTo buy the book Poussin and the Dance, visit\\nhttps://shop.getty.edu/products/poussin-and-the-dance-978-1606066836'