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The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs of Nysa; The Death of Echo and Narcissus,...

The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs of Nysa; The Death of Echo and Narcissus, 1657 (oil on canvas)
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Bacchus
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mythological-figure
mythology
Poussin-Nicolas-(1594-1665)
17th-century
France
Europe
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Narcissus-(mythology)
nymphes
dead
enfant
dionysus
mercury
turned-to-stone
pool
jupiter
dionysos
nysiades
bebe
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zeus
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Poussin-Nicolas-(1594-1665)
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dead
enfant
dionysus
mercury
turned-to-stone
pool
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dionysos
nysiades
bebe
mort
mercure
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The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs of Nysa; The Death of Echo and Narcissus, 1657 (oil on canvas)

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Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) / French
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Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, USA

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oil on canvas

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1657 AD (C17th AD)

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122.9x178.9 cms

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The main theme visualizes the birth and secret nurturing of Bacchus by the nymphs of Nysa. Fertility (Bacchus) and sterility (Narcissus and Echo) are represented through a visual meditation on the character of a specific natural and sacred site — Nysa — in the ancient Greek city-state of Thebes.

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© Harvard Art Museums / Gift of Mrs Samuel Sachs in memory of her husband / Bridgeman Images

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