Nicolas PoussinFrance, 1594–1665Peut-on la contempler ?
Paris, France
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1641–1665
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
1647
André Félibien becomes friend and pupil
In 1647 André Félibien, secretary of the French embassy in Rome, became a friend and painting student of Poussin; later he wrote one of the first biographies of the artist.
after 1650
A trembling hand: his health declines
After 1650 Poussin’s health declined and a tremor in his hand grew worse — evidence of it is visible in his late drawings.