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Nicolas Poussin
Adoration of the Golden Calf, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin, c. 1634. 153.4 × 211.8 cm.
In 1635–1636, Cardinal Richelieu, who served as the first minister to Louis XIII of France, commissioned Nicolas Poussin to paint a series of bacchanals. These works were intended to decorate the cardinal’s château located outside of Paris.1