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Nicolas Poussin
Adoration of the Golden Calf, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin, c. 1634. 153.4 × 211.8 cm.
Upon his arrival in Paris in December 1640, Nicolas Poussin was appointed as First Painter to the King (Premier peintre du Roi) by Louis XIII.1
In this role, Poussin was tasked with the decoration of royal residences, including the creation of designs for the Long Gallery of the Louvre, as well as painting altarpieces and designing book illustrations for the king and his court. Poussin found the diverse range of royal commands and the necessity of working with a team of assistants to be detrimental to his creative independence, leading him to return to Rome in 1642.1