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Nicolas Poussin, Les Bergers d'Arcadie (Et in Arcadia ego, second version): picture

Nicolas Poussin, Les Bergers d'Arcadie (Et in Arcadia ego, second version): picture
Nicolas Poussin, Les Bergers d'Arcadie (Et in Arcadia ego, second version): picture

The painting the relief copies in mirror image. Comparing the two shows what the sculptor changed (the reversal, the sarcophagus on the tomb), which matters to readings that look for meaning in the details.

Nicolas Poussin, 1638. Public domain

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PictureNicolas Poussin · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Nicolas Poussin, Les Bergers d'Arcadie (Et in Arcadia ego, second version): picture [Copy CPY0D1M9AX614YP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D1M9AX614YP
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