出生于法国诺曼第安德利镇(en: Les Andelys),是贵族之后;青年时曾向两位画家学习,分别是康坦·瓦兰(Quentin Varin)与儒佛内(Jouvenet)。他曾到过巴黎,受拉斐尔的古典画风影响很深,1621年曾为卢森堡宫画壁画,并交了几位好友,分别是画家腓力普·德·尚帕涅与意大利诗人马里诺(Marino)骑士。
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Nicolas Poussin 尼古拉·普桑
Nicolas Poussin (French:[nikɔlɑ pusɛ̃]; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20thcentury he remained a major inspiration for such classically oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne.