Study of Two Antique Bas-Reliefs (detail)
by POUSSIN, Nicolas, Pen and bister wash, 144 x 178 mm
Work of the Bologna-based Carracci family was widely emulated in France. Reproductions and imitations began swelling collections. Simon Vouet, S�bastien Bourdon, Nicolas Poussin, and Clude Lorrain were all steeped in the “Bolognese” culture.