Nicolas Poussin was fascinated by ancient Rome and Italian Renaissance cultures. In his Et in Arcadia Ego that fascination has been translated into a visual text illustrating rational order and classicism. It is reminiscent of which of the following artists?
a. Titian
b. Tintoretto
c. Michelangelo
d. Raphael

D. Raphael

Explanation:

Nicolas Poussin was the leading painter of the classical baroque style.

According to Baroque history, Nicolas Poussin  traveled to Paris, where he studied under minor masters and completed his earliest surviving works.

His enthusiasm for the Italian works he saw in the royal collections in Paris motivated him to travel to Rome in 1624, where he studied the works of Renaissance and Baroque painters—especially Raphael, who had a powerful influence on his style.

From historical evidence about Poussin, it is evident that Raphael had the most influence on his painting style

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