French painter (1594-1665). Nicolas Poussin was born in June 1594 in what is now France. Nicolas Poussin is remembered as a painter, graphic artist and architectural drafter, a citizen of the Kingdom of France and France. Notable works include “Et in Arcadia ego”, “The Inspiration of the Poet” and “Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe”. Positions held included Premier peintre du Roi.
Before and after
- 8 July 1592Battle of Hansan Island
- from May 1593 to March 1603Nine Years' War
- from 29 July 1593 to 11 November 1606Long War
- 2 February 1594Death of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- June 1594Birth of Nicolas Poussin
- 1595Construction of Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- 28 January 1596Death of Francis Drake
- 31 March 1596Birth of René Descartes
- from June 1597 to August 1597Islands Voyage
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