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Orión ciego en busca del sol naciente

1658
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 638
Poussin se inspiró en el escritor griego Luciano (De domo, 27–29) para crear esta imagen del gigantesco cazador: «El ciego Orión lleva a cuestas a Cedalión, y este, montado sobre su espalda, le indica el camino hacia la luz. El sol naciente [le] cura la ceguera». Tras estudiar un comentario del siglo XVI que interpreta el mito desde un punto de vista meteorológico, el artista añadió entre las nubes la figura de Diana, símbolo del poder de la luna para atraer los vapores de la tierra y transformarlos en lluvia. En este insólito cuadro, Poussin combina su fascinación por la mitología clásica y por el inmenso poder de la naturaleza.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Orión ciego en busca del sol naciente
  • Artista: Nicolas Poussin, francés, activo en Italia, 1594–1665
  • Fecha: 1658
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 119,1 x 182,9 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Fletcher, 1924
  • Número de inventario: 24.45.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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