Beschreibung:
A study of Poussin's "A Dance to the Music of Time", examining its meaning, the evolution of its composition, its visual sources and its critical fortune. The text argues that the painting is more representative of the philosophy of Poussin's patron, Giulio Rospigliosi, than the artist himself.
Poussin before 1640; the patron - Giulio Rospigliosi; subject and meaning; evolution of the composition; visual sources; aftermath; Poussin, Lord Hertford and British collectors.