{"product_id":"masterpieces-abu-dhabi-nicolas-poussin-confirmation","title":"Masterpieces Abu Dhabi – Nicolas Poussin, Confirmation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConfirmation\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1637–1640) by Nicolas Poussin is part of the artist’s renowned \u003cem\u003eSeven Sacraments \u003c\/em\u003eseries. This painting holds a central place in the history of Western art, created by an artist regarded as a pivotal figure in the history of art in general. Touching on both spiritual and social themes, the work’s inclusion in Abu Dhabi’s Masterpieces Collection aims to attract a new global audience and to inspire future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive introduction to the work, aimed at non-specialist readers with an interest in art and art history. Pierre Rosenberg’s essay comprises an in-depth study of the \u003cem\u003eConfirmation\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSeven Sacraments\u003c\/em\u003e series within Poussin’s œuvre, while Sheila McTighe analyses the notion of painting as ‘mute poetry’, aligning his work with the art of Raphael, Carracci and Domenichino. Together, these two renowned scholars’ texts provide a lucid and accessible account of this great, challenging work, accompanied by extensive illustration of the \u003cem\u003eConfirmation\u003c\/em\u003e itself, other works by Poussin, and both his precursors and contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kulturalis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55318852141400,"sku":"9781836360162","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781836360162.jpg?v=1771662652","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/masterpieces-abu-dhabi-nicolas-poussin-confirmation","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}