The discovery of Nicolas Poussin\u2019s talents is the poet\u2019s most evident contribution to the history of art. Marino met Poussin in Paris in 1622 and \u2018invited him to paint in his house\u2019 where \u2018he remained mostly sick in bed and enjoyed making drawings depicting his [Marino\u2019s] own poetry, especially of Adone\u2019 (Bellori). He asked the young painter to follow him to Rome in 1623. However, after their arrival, the poet, who was being pursued by the Inquisition, sought refuge in Naples, where he would die soon after.<\/p>\n
Poussin\u2019s friendship with Marino determined the poetic colour of his creations. The Death of Chione is a testament to Poussin\u2019s interest in Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses and his fascination for Rome and its ancient and modern culture. The Lament over Adonis\u2019 Body from Caen evokes the multi-levelled meanings and emotions in Marino\u2019s verses dedicated to the hero\u2019s death, which he described in lyrical and sensual tones. By contrast, Lamentation over the Dead Christ reveals the analogy Poussin, like Marino, draws between the resurrection of Adonis and that of Christ.
\nAccording to Erwin Panofsky, Parnassus portrays an idealised Marino being received by Apollo, along with his two most demanding works: Adone and La Strage de gl\u2019Innocenti. This reading is dubious, but the painting reflects the consolidation between figurative imagery and the 17th-century poetic tradition. The Realm of Flora is Poussin\u2019s most intensely \u2018Marinist\u2019 work: using Ovidian myth, the painting offers a meditation on the seasons, love, birth and death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The discovery of Nicolas Poussin\u2019s talents is the poet\u2019s most evident contribution to the history of art. Marino met Poussin in Paris in 1622 and \u2018invited him to paint in his house\u2019 where \u2018he remained mostly sick in bed and enjoyed making drawings depicting his [Marino\u2019s] own poetry, especially of Adone\u2019 (Bellori). He asked the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-approfondimenti"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n