Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658, Oil on canvas, 46 7/8 x 72 in. (119. 1 x 182. 9 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594?1665 Rome), For his depiction of the gigantic hunter, painted for Michel Passart, Poussin drew on the Greek writer Lucian: 'Orion who is blind, is carrying Cedalion, and the latter, riding on his back, is showing him the way to the sunlight