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NICHOLAS POUSSIN.
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New Testament Subjects.
138. The Last Supper. This scene exhibits the interior of
a large room, the whole extent being occupied by a table
surrounded with couches, on the latter of which, Jesus with
his twelve disciples are leaning, while partaking of the Passover.
The Saviour is seen in a front view in the centre, holding the
cup in one hand, the other being raised in a position denoting
that he is giving the sacred injunction to his friends, “ Do this
in remembrance of me.” On his right sits the beloved St.
John, reclining his head on his lap ; and on his left is St.
Peter, with his hand on his breast; two others are reclining
on the couches at each end of the table, with their feet to the
spectator : only a single attendant is visible, who is quitting
the room at a side door. Engraved by Dughet and L. de
Chatillon.
139- Marriage. The artist in this picture has chosen to
illustrate the ordinance by a representation of the union of
Joseph and Mary, who are seen kneeling before the priest with
their right hands united. The Virgin, robed in an ample
mantle and hood, is placed in a profile view. The priest,
habited in sacerdotal robes and a mitre, is in front. A com-
pany of eight persons stand behind St. Joseph, and about
eleven are on the opposite side ; among these are an aged man
and woman, who are close behind the Virgin ; and in the rear
of these is a woman holding a naked child by the hand.
The sanctity of the married couple is indicated by the ap-
pearance of the third person of the Trinity over their heads.
Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.
140. Ordination. In this composition, Jesus, the institutor
of the ordinance, stands on the right in a profile view ; one
75
New Testament Subjects.
138. The Last Supper. This scene exhibits the interior of
a large room, the whole extent being occupied by a table
surrounded with couches, on the latter of which, Jesus with
his twelve disciples are leaning, while partaking of the Passover.
The Saviour is seen in a front view in the centre, holding the
cup in one hand, the other being raised in a position denoting
that he is giving the sacred injunction to his friends, “ Do this
in remembrance of me.” On his right sits the beloved St.
John, reclining his head on his lap ; and on his left is St.
Peter, with his hand on his breast; two others are reclining
on the couches at each end of the table, with their feet to the
spectator : only a single attendant is visible, who is quitting
the room at a side door. Engraved by Dughet and L. de
Chatillon.
139- Marriage. The artist in this picture has chosen to
illustrate the ordinance by a representation of the union of
Joseph and Mary, who are seen kneeling before the priest with
their right hands united. The Virgin, robed in an ample
mantle and hood, is placed in a profile view. The priest,
habited in sacerdotal robes and a mitre, is in front. A com-
pany of eight persons stand behind St. Joseph, and about
eleven are on the opposite side ; among these are an aged man
and woman, who are close behind the Virgin ; and in the rear
of these is a woman holding a naked child by the hand.
The sanctity of the married couple is indicated by the ap-
pearance of the third person of the Trinity over their heads.
Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.
140. Ordination. In this composition, Jesus, the institutor
of the ordinance, stands on the right in a profile view ; one