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Battle of Gideon Against the Midianites
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Nicolas Poussin completed this Old Testament battle scene with his trademark classical order imposed on violent action. The composition shows Gideon's forces defeating the Midianites.
Poussin was the master of French classical painting. This work is at the Pinacoteca Vaticana in Vatican City.
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About Battle of Gideon Against the Midianites
The biblical battle where Gideon's small army defeated the Midianites (Judges 7). Poussin dramatized the Old Testament story. Nicolas Poussin painted this Old Testament battle scene with his trademark classical order imposed on violent action.
You can see it at Pinacoteca Vaticana in Vatican, Unknown. Nicolas Poussin created it. The composition shows Gideon's forces defeating the Midianites.Poussin was the master of French classical painting.
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