Morgan Library & Museum, New York, is currently hosting, 'Poussin, Claude, and French Drawing in the Classical Age', on view through October 15, 2017.

The show explores the work of some of the most celebrated artists of the time. More than fifty drawings largely from the Morgans collections including works by Claude Lorrain (16001682), Nicolas Poussin (15941665), Jacques Callot (15921635), and Charles Le Brun (16191690) are featured in the exhibition. Together they demonstrate the eras distinctive approach to composition and subject matter, informed by principles of rationalism, respect for the art of classical antiquity, and by a belief in a natural world governed by divine order.

The French refer to the seventeenth century as the Grand Sicle or the Great Century. Under the rule of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, the period saw a dramatic increase in French political and military power, the maturation of French courtly life at Versailles, and an unparalleled flourishing of the arts.

The exhibition is on view at Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA.

For details, visit: http://www.themorgan.org

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'Poussin, Claude, and French Drawing in the Classical Age' at Morgan Library & Museum, New York - BLOUIN ARTINFO