Landscape with a Man killed by a Snake

Landscape with a Man killed by a Snake

Artist: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594 - 1665)

Original Dimensions: 46 1/2" x 77 7/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (Probably 1648) "A man has been crushed by a snake and lies dead beside a pond: his body is limp and his skin a greenish-grey. We see a man and woman whose gestures and movement show their fear and surprise. The way the landscape is constructed reveals the drama in stages: the running man sees the dead man and the snake, the woman sees only the fleeing man and the fishermen in the distance see only her. Trees are used to frame the action and the zigzag placement of the people in the landscape and the alternating areas of light and shade lead our eye deeper into the distance. This scene is probably inspired by the notorious snake-infested area of Fondi, south-east of Rome, which Poussin and the painting’s owner, Jean Pointel, may have visited. The subject may be based on an actual event that Poussin heard about or witnessed." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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