The Arcadian Landscape
In this episode Josh and Bri continue the Beyond the Da Vinci Code series with a look into some of the mysteries surrounding Nicolas Poussin and how his involvement in a centuries old mystery helped inspire the Da Vinci Code. From tombs to hidden images, are we just chasing shadows with the Poussin Code?
In This Episode…
An exclusive perspective from Josh who has spent years researching the Arcadian landscape.
The theory of the links between multiple pieces of art and a cryptic code.
How some theorize that the geometry and clues within several paintings point to where the Holy Grail may be hidden.
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David Teniers, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery, Museo del Prado, Madrid 
Close-up, showing the similarities between the ‘complete’ mountain (left) and the mountain in Arcadia 
Close-up, showing the similarities between the ‘complete’ mountain (left) and the mountain in Arcadia 
Close-up of Arcadia and St John Baptising in the River Jordan 
Close-up of the mountains in Arcadia and Sacrament of Baptism 
The complete landscape of Arcadia, reproduced by juxtaposing four other paintings by Poussin
(see above photo for comparison)
Comparison of the mountains in Triumph of Bacchus, Arcadia and Sacrament of Baptism 
Close-up of the small tower in Triumph of Bacchus and Sacrament of Baptism 
Triumph of Pan alongside Triumph of Bacchus 
Close-up of foregrounds matching up 
Similar characters in Triumph of Pan and Shepherds of Arcadia (1629) 
Close-up of painting containing the ‘Arcadia mountain’ 
Close-up of mountain in Teniers’ Gallery painting (left), Arcadia (centre) and Nurture of Jupiter and Triumph of Pan combined (right) 
Nicolas Poussin, Sacrament of Baptism, National Gallery of Art, Washington 
Nicolas Poussin, Shepherds of Arcadia, Musée du Louvre, Paris 
Nicolas Poussin, Shepherds of Arcadia, The Duke of Devonshire and the Chatsworth Settlement Trustees, Chatsworth 
Nicolas Poussin, St John Baptising in the River Jordan, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 
Nicolas Poussin, Triumph of Bacchus, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City 
Nicolas Poussin, Triumph of Pan, National Gallery, London
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