The Testament of Eudamidas - Poussin

Example of friendship. A poor soldier from Corinth dictates his last will and testament in the presence of his doctor, standing on the left behind the bed, his mother, turned to the right, and his daughter, slumped in a chair at the foot of his bed. Having nothing, he bequeaths nothing, but asks two wealthy friends to take care of his mother and marry off his daughter. A strange will! To the surprise of all Corinthians, the two friends scrupulously carry out the soldier's last wishes. Unlike The death of Germanicus, The Testament of Eudamidas is treated as a frieze, with virtually no depth, which makes it very similar to some of Greuze's compositions. The painting is cited with praise by Diderot in the Salons.