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Where did Nicolas Poussin spend most of his working life?

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Nicolas Poussin: Adoration of the Golden Calf — Nicolas Poussin *Adoration of the Golden Calf*, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin, c. 1634. 153.4 × 211.8 cm.

Nicolas Poussin spent virtually all of his working life in Rome, Italy. After arriving in the city in the spring of 1624, he remained there for the rest of his life, with the exception of a brief stay in Paris between 1640 and 1642.1