‘The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem’, de Nicolas Poussin
Na passagem do trecentésimo quinquagésimo quinto aniversário da morte de Nicolas Poussin [Jun 1594 – 19 Nov 1665], genial artista do barroco francês no século XVII, a representação de ‘The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem’, que pertence ao Museu de Israel, em Jerusalém.
“…Caesar [Titus] shouted and waved to the combatants to put out the fire; but his shouts were unheard as their ears were deafened by a greater din, and his gesticulations went unheeded amidst the distractions of battle and bloodshed. As the legions charged in, neither persuasion nor threat could check their impetuosity: passion alone was in command…”
(Josephus Flavius, The Jewish War, VI.5-6)
Nicolas Poussin [1594 – 1665]
The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem [1625 – 1626]
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
António Branco Almeida
Ana Margarida Lopes
Visita Guiada
O Universo Numa Casca de Noz 