Nicolas Poussin's Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658 | Insider Insights

Consider one of the masterpieces of The Met collection, a painting by Nicolas Poussin, as a Met curator reflects on its meaning and shares new perspectives given the experience of our current moment. Featured Artwork: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665). Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658. Oil on canvas, 46 7/8 x 72 in. (119.1 x 182.9 cm).The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1924 (24.45.1) https://www.metmuseum.org/en/art/coll... Subscribe for new content from The Met:    / metmuseu.  . #TheMet #StayHome #WithMe #themetropolitanmuseumofart #Met150 #MetAnywhere © 2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art