Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée

Jupiter as a Child Fed by the Goat Amalthea from 1639 at the Gemaldegalerie Berlin depicts the nurturing of the future king of the gods. Poussin's mythological paintings invest classical narratives with moral and philosophical significance. Working in Rome from 1624 onwards, Poussin served a cultivated international clientele of French and Italian patrons who prized his learned, disciplined approach to classical antiquity and religious narrative. His correspondence reveals a painter who regar...

The pastoral composition combines mythological figures with landscape. Poussin's measured classical handling and warm palette create a scene of divine nurture.