Twombly and Poussin: Arcadian Painters

by Nicholas Cullinan, Xavier Salmon

In 1624 and 1957 two artists, aged thirty, moved to Rome. Nicolas Poussin and Cy Twombly subsequently spent the majority of their lives in the Eternal City, and went on to become the preeminent painters of their day. This book looks at these two figures side by side for the first time, examining how the two painters, separated by three centuries, nonetheless engaged with shared interests and concerns.

168 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 2011