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Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)

Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)

c. 1625–1627
(French, 1594–1665)
France, 17th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 121 x 152 x 7 cm (47 5/8 x 59 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 97 x 127.5 cm (38 3/16 x 50 3/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1926.26
Location: 212 Baroque Painting and Sculpture

Description

Like his colleague Claude Lorrain, Poussin depicted historical and mythological subjects in landscapes inspired by the countryside around Rome. His themes were often complex, and frequently incorporated witty allusions to classical texts. Here, a playful cupid tugs Pan, the goatlegged Greek god of the woods, toward Venus, the goddess of love. The painting cleverly illustrates the Latin phrase amor vincit omnia, or “love conquers all” (in Greek, pan means “all”). The woodland setting represents the idyllic paradise of Pan’s home.
  • Cassiano dal Pozzo (Rome, Italy) to Gabriele dal Pozzo (1695, 1740)
    Lord Radstock, sold, Christie's, London, May 13, 1826, lot 27)
    Private collection, sold Phillips, London, 1829)
    Lord Northwick, Thirlestane House, near Cheltenham, by 1837, sold, Phillips, London, August 24, 1859, lot 1809)
    J. S. W.S. Erle Drax, Esq., Olantigh Towers, Wye, Kent, sold Christie's,London, February 19 and 21, 1910, lot 105, to Cohen
    Cohen
    David Horner, London, by 1925
    Durlacher Brothers (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1926.
  • "The Last Gift of J. H. Wade: Landscape with Nymphs and Satyrs by Nicolas Poussin." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 13, no.4 (April 1926): 86-89 Mentioned: p. 88-89
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928. Reproduced: p. 34 archive.org
    Paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1945. Reproduced: p. 28 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 479 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 116 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Reproduced: p. 118; Mentioned: p. 119-120
    Coen, Paolo, ed. The Art Market in Rome in the Eighteenth Century: A Study in the Social History of Art. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2019. Mentioned: p. 77; Reproduced: p.79
    Albl, Stefan, and Pietro Testa. Pietro Testa: Maler in Rom und Lucca (1612-1650). 2021. Reproduced: p. 270, A. 18.
  • Poussin and Nature. Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, 48011 Bilbao, Spain (October 8, 2007-January 13, 2008); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (February 11-May 11, 2008).
    Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao (10/8/2007 - 1/13/2008) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (2/11/2008 - 5/11/2008): "Poussin and Nature", ex. cat. no. 14, p.158-159.
    The First Roman Years of Nicolas Poussin. Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (November 26, 1998-March 1, 1999).
    Rome, Italy; Comune di Roma-Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 11/26/98 - 3/1/99 "The first Roman Years of Nicolas Poussin" (I primi anni romani.) Exhibition catalog no. 20, p. 72.
    Man and Nature: A View of the Seventeenth Century. Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada (organizer) (August 17-September 28, 1980).
    Baroque Art, Era of Elegance. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (organizer) (October 3-November 15, 1971).
    Our Neighboring Museums. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1964-January 3, 1965).
    Akron (Ohio) Art Institute, December 1, 1964-January 3, 1965: "Our Neighboring Museum," (no catalogue).
    Paris 1960, no. 33
    The Venetian Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 8, 1956-January 1, 1957).
    CMA, 1956: "The Venetian Tradition," cat. no. 31, repr. (catalogue by Henry S Francis).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    New York, World's Fair, May 11-October 28, 1940: "Masterpieces of Art," cat. no. 58,
    New York, Durlacher Brothers, March 13-April 6, 1940: "Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Nicolas Poussin," (no catalogue; for the benefit of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University).
    Columbus (Ohio) Gallery of Fine Art, October 5-November 5, 1939: "A Concert of Masterpieces," catalogue: Colmbus Gallery of Fine Arts Monthly Bulletin, October, 1939, no. 8.
    New York, m. Knoedler & co., April 10-may 6, 1939: "Loan Exhibition, Pollaiuolo to Picasso-Classics of the Nude," cat. no. 12, repr. pl. 12.
    Rochester, New York, Memoril Art Gallery, Dec. 4-Dec. 31, 1936: "Rebels in Art," (no catalogue).
    The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
    CMA, 1936: "the Twentieth Anniverary Exhibiton of the CMA," cat. no. 227, repr.
    Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9-December 2, 1934).
    Paris, Petit Palais, 1925: "Exposiion du Paysage Francais de Poussin à Corot," cat. no. 270.
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