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Victory of Joshua over the Amalekites
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Nicolas Poussin composed this Victory of Joshua over the Amalekites around 1625 during his early years in Rome. The biblical battle scene sprawls across the canvas with chaotic energy, following a zigzagging diagonal that pulls the eye through the struggle.
Poussin produced this work as a pendant to The Battle between the Israelites and the Amorites. After his patron Giovan Battista Marino died in 1625, financial difficulties forced Poussin to sell both paintings. Catherine II of Russia later acquired them. The canvas measures 97.5 by 134.3 centimeters and resides at the Hermitage Museum.
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About Victory of Joshua over the Amalekites
This work hangs at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Catherine II acquired it in the 18th century, and it remains part of the museum's French painting collection.
The painting shows Joshua's victory over the Amalekites, a battle described in Exodus. The Israelites triumph while Moses holds up his hands, supported by Aaron and Hur.
The work exemplifies Poussin's early Classicism, combining dramatic action with ordered composition. Its dynamic diagonal structure guides viewers through the chaotic battle scene.
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