Where to See Echo and Narcissus: Louvre, Paris

Nicolas Poussin painted the tragic myth of Echo and Narcissus in this classical composition. The beautiful youth gazes at his reflection while the nymph Echo fades away nearby. Poussin brought intellectual rigor to mythological subjects.

The French master working in Rome became a model for classical painting. This work hangs at the Louvre in Paris.

Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection while Echo, who loved him, faded to just a voice. Nicolas Poussin painted the tragic myth of Echo and Narcissus in this classical composition.

You can see it at Louvre, Paris in Paris, France. Nicolas Poussin created it. The beautiful youth gazes at his reflection while the nymph Echo fades away nearby.

Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection and wastes away, while the nymph Echo can only repeat his words. Poussin painted this Ovidian tragedy with classical calm and landscape beauty.

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