Nicolas Poussin / Discovery of Achilles on Skyros / about 1650

Nicolas Poussin
Discovery of Achilles on Skyros
about 1650
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Creator Name: Poussin, Nicolas
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: By
Creator Dates/Places: French (active Rome), 1594-1665
Creator Active Place: Rome
Creator Name-CRT: Nicolas Poussin
Title: Discovery of Achilles on Skyros
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Creation Start Date: 1640
Creation End Date: 1660
Creation Date: about 1650
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 97.5 x 131.1 cm (38 3/8 x 51 5/8 in.)
AMICA Contributor: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number: 46.463
Credit Line: Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection
Rights: http://www.mfa.org/ip/drl.htm
AMICA ID: BMFA.46.463
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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