クリオとフェーメー
ca 1650
Nicolas Poussin is usually the king of orderly, classical compositions, but this sketch shows a wilder, faster side of his genius. Here, he depicts Clio, the Muse of History, and Pheme, the personification of Fame, as two bustling winged figures. You can almost see them in action—one likely holding a trumpet to spread the news, the other perhaps recording it on the central structure. The scratchy, energetic lines suggest this was a quick idea jotted down, a 'thinking on paper' moment that captures the raw energy of the Baroque era before it was polished into a formal painting.
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- Pen and ink
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- Paper
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