Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun
The Met
Artist: Nicolas Poussin(French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome)
Date: 1658
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 7/8 x 72 in. (119.1 x 182.9 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Giant man carries smaller figure on shoulders, walking through landscape with hills and cloud figures
Detailed Description
The painting depicts a vast, verdant landscape under a partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, a colossal, muscular man with light skin strides towards the right, his back mostly to the viewer. He wears a light brown loincloth and carries a bow and quiver on his back. Perched on his shoulders is a smaller, light-skinned man, also wearing a light brown cloth, who looks forward and points with his right arm. The giant's left arm is extended forward, palm open. To the left of the giant, in the mid-ground, a small figure in a light blue tunic stands, facing the giant. Further left and slightly behind, two darker-skinned figures are partially visible in a depression in the ground. The landscape is dominated by dense green trees on the left, extending into the mid-ground. Rolling green hills and mountains recede into the distance, with a narrow body of water and a small, distant structure visible on the horizon line. The sky above is a mix of light blue and dramatic, dark grey and bright white clouds. Within a prominent, bright cloud formation in the upper right, two light-skinned figures are visible: one seated and one standing, both partially draped in white cloth. The ground in the foreground is uneven, with patches of green grass, brown earth, and some exposed roots or rocks.
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