SCP38779 Parnassus, 1626 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 145x197 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Apollo offers the nectar of the gods to a poet, probably Homer, who is crowned with a laurel wreath by Calliope, the muse of epic poetry. The putti in the foreground offer the poets the water of inspiration that flows from the spring of Castalia, personified by the nude woman. This work is based on a fresco by Raphael at the Vatican and may pay homage to the Italian poet, Giovanni Battista Marino (1569-1625), who was Poussin織s patron.); French, out of copyright.