The Funeral of Phocion
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Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
. Phocion
Phocion
Phocion was an Athenian statesman and strategos, and the subject of one of Plutarch's Parallel Lives....
was an Athenian
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
statesman from the 4th century BC. Three versions of the painting are known. These are now housed in The Louvre, Paris
Paris
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; National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff
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and the collections of the Glass House
Glass House
The Glass House or Johnson house, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, was designed by Philip Johnson as his own residence and is a masterpiece in the use of glass. It was an important and influential project for Johnson and for modern architecture. The building is an essay in minimal...
in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut
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, United States
United States
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In the same year Poussin painted a companion piece to The Funeral of Phocion, Landscape with the Ashes of Phocion
Landscape with the Ashes of Phocion
Landscape with the Ashes of Phocion is a 1648 painting, also known as Landscape with the Ashes of Phocion and The Ashes of Phocion Collected by his Widow, by French artist Nicolas Poussin. Phocion was an Athenian statesman from the 4th century BC." It is a picture about exile...
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Further reading
Paul Jamot, "Poussin's Two Pictures of the Story of Phocion" in The Burlington Magazine for ConnoisseursThe Burlington Magazine
The Burlington Magazine is a monthly academic journal that covers the fine and decorative arts. It is the longest running art journal in the English language and it is a charitable organisation since 1986. It was established in 1903 by a group of art historians and connoisseurs which included Roger...
Vol. 40, No. 229 (April 1922), pp. 156-158