Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun
Nicolas Poussin
$47.00
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, painted in 1658 by Nicolas Poussin during the final years of his career, stands as one of the most poetic and enigmatic landscapes of French classicism. Drawing on an obscure myth recorded by ancient authors, the painting depicts the blinded giant Orion, guided by a small figure perched on his shoulder, striding toward the sunrise that legend held could restore his sight.
Poussin subordinates the mythological narrative to an expansive, awe-inspiring vision of nature: towering clouds, distant mountains, and a luminous dawn sky dwarf the giant's monumental silhouette, reflecting the artist's late-career preoccupation with landscape as a vehicle for philosophical contemplation. The painting's hazy, atmospheric handling of light anticipates later developments in landscape painting, even as its intellectual gravity remains rooted firmly in classical antiquity.
Held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.
| Artist | Nicolas Poussin |
| Year | 1658 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 46 7/8 x 72 in. (119.1 x 182.9 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Baroque |
