Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)

Poussin’s ‘Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)’ was painted around 1625–27. Oil on canvas. It resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Four nymphs and a satyr are depicted, entwined in a forest scene. The figures are vividly animated, engaging in playful interaction.

The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired this painting in 1926. Its provenance before this is not fully documented.

Nicolas Poussin spent most of his career in Rome, despite being French. He often focused on mythological themes.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.26

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