The Arcadian Shepherds

Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Artwork: The Arcadian Shepherds
Description: This painting depicts a scene from the ancient Greek legend of Arcadia, a region known for its unspoiled natural beauty and its inhabitants’ simple and virtuous way of life. In the painting, four shepherds and shepherdesses gather around a tomb, on which is inscribed the phrase “Et in Arcadia ego” (“Even in Arcadia, there is death”).
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