Nicolas Poussin, The Assumption of the Virgin, French, 1594 – 1665, c. 1630/1632, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
‘The Assumption’ (c. 1629?), Nicolas Poussin © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle
1 April 2015
Nicolas Poussin, The Assumption of the Virgin, French, 1594 – 1665, c. 1630/1632, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites