Introducing a new painting: Poussin's 'Eucharist' | National Gallery

Head of Conservation Larry Keith and curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduce our new painting, 'Eucharist' by 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin, and discuss the painting's recent conservation treatment which has been generously supported by Graham and Joanna Barker.
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[@w.w.sakbeh571]

The characters seem very autonomous and calm compared to the same characters in Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. In the cavernous space of Poussin’s painting, the characters seem deliberately diminutive, out of scale, distant from each other and lost. To my eye, it is a beautiful painting precisely because it has something visually troubling that is symbolic of the spiritually troubling. In da Vinci’s scene there is drama. In Poussin’s scene there is an emptiness.

[@nationalgallery]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

[@splodge5714]

Hope we get to see a before and after conservation video.
I look forward to see the painting in the National Gallery soon. Thank you.

[@purkaitsurajit53]

Congratulations on such a priceless acquisition!!👏👏👍👍 A magnificent artwork by a true great French master painter!!🫡🫡😍😍❤️❤️

[@isashax]

Thanks, fab painting and video! Where are the rest of the paintings of this series? In the UK?

[@henrycastle1]

❤

[@philipmurphy2]

Better late then never to see this great painting of The Last Supper

[@EH-df7ot]

wonderful

[@timothybirt3540]

Thanks for that. Is this from series 1? I hope that you and the Fitz collaborate to get this and their extreme unction together from time to time. Fingers crossed you have managed to avoid a too scrubbed look. All the best

[@janeknight3597]

When will this be on display? In time for Easter??

[@nationalgallery]

Hi Jane, it's now on display in Room 31! www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/nicolas-poussin-eucharist

[@sacredkinetics.lns.8352]

At the right time ( Anniversary of the passion of Jesus Christ ) As always very interesting topics. Thanks.