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In 1628, with Cassiano's help, Poussin received his only papal commission. The Martyrdom of St Erasmus, painted for the church of St Peter (now Vatican Museums) - one of his largest and most Baroque compositions - was coolly received, and was followed by the loss of an important commission for the church of San Luigi dei Francesi. At this point it became clear to Poussin that he would not be sought out to decorate the churches and palaces of Counter-Reformation Rome, and that this was not, in fact, where his real strength lay. The large, theatrical saints in ecstasy and scenes of apotheosis so popular at the time clearly struck no responsive chord in Poussin, and with remarkable vision and determination he set off in his own direction. Within the circle of Cassiano and for a small group of discerning patrons in France, he gradually developed an audience for the paintings of relatively modest size - rationally ordered, subdued, often exquisitely poetic works - for which he is now so well known.
СПб: ГЭ {1519}
Поклонение пастухов
ГЭ (1931 )
St.-Petersburg: Hermitage
Явление Богородицы св. Иакову Старшему {1816}
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