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Echo and Narcissus is an oil painting of 1627 and 1628 by French artist Nicolas Poussin. It measures 74 by 100 cm (29 by 39 in) and is kept in the Louvre, Paris.

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Echo and Narcissus
Écho et Narcisse
Artist	Nicolas Poussin
Year	1627
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	74 cm × 100 cm (29 in × 39 in)
Location	Louvre

The myth

The work derives from Greek Mythology. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, the nymph Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but he rejected her. Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance, punished Narcissus by making him fall in love with his own reflection.

At the place where he died grew the flower that bears his name: Narcissus.

The painting

Poussin illustrates this myth by representing three characters in an idyllic landscape: in the foreground, Narcissus, lying down; behind him, on the right, Eros, god of love; and on the left, sitting on a rock, Echo. Around the hair of young Narcissus are already blooming flowers to which he gave his name. Echo, leaning on a rock, seems "an elegiac and immaterial apparition".[1]

See also

• List of paintings by Nicolas Poussin

References

На других языках

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- [en] Echo and Narcissus (Poussin)

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[es] Eco y Narciso (Nicolas Poussin)

(en francés, Écho et Narcisse) es un cuadro del pintor francés Nicolas Poussin. Está realizado al óleo sobre lienzo. Mide 74 cm de alto y 100 cm de ancho. Fue pintado en 1627 y 1628. Se encuentra en el Museo del Louvre, en París (Francia).

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[fr] Écho et Narcisse (Poussin)

Écho et Narcisse est un tableau du peintre français Nicolas Poussin. Cette huile sur toile mesure 74 × 100 cm. Elle a été peinte entre 1627 et 1628 et est conservée au musée du Louvre, à Paris.

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