Session 9 · August 3, 2025
El Greco, Rubens, Poussin & Claude
Galleries
619 (“El Greco”), 621 (“Flesh and the Spirit in the Age of Rubens”), 622 (“Founding French Painting”), 623 (“Classical Landscape: Poussin and Claude”)
Readings
All readings are optional.
- Giovanni Pietro Bellori, The Lives of the Modern Painters, 1672 Excerpt: “Life of Nicolas Poussin” Excerpt: “Life of Rubens”
- Keith Christansen, “El Greco” Read online
- Roger de Piles, “A Dialogue Upon Colouring” (1673) Read online