Louis Le Nain

1593-1648 French Louis Le Nain Gallery French family of painters. Antoine Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 26 May 1648) and his brothers Louis Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 24 May 1648) and Mathieu Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1607; bur Paris, 26 April 1677) lived together and shared a studio in Paris. Since the studio was headed by Antoine, he is assumed to have been older than Louis. The brothers reputation rests on a number of paintings signed Le Nain, on the basis of which other paintings (but no drawings) have also been attributed to them. None of the signed paintings bears a Christian name, and there is no secure way of attributing works to the individual brothers, although many attempts have been made. Eighteenth-century sale catalogues, fearful of anonymity, effectively chose from the three names at random. Since the writings of Witt (1910) and Jamot (1922) in particular, it has been habitual to ascribe small paintings on copper to Antoine, and austere, larger peasant scenes to Louis. This division of hands will be found in almost all the subsequent literature on the artists, although it must be stressed that there is no evidence at all to support it. Great efforts have also been made to identify works by Mathieu, since he survived his brothers by nearly 30 years and presumably continued to paint after their deaths in 1648. However, no such activity after 1648 is securely documented, and none of the surviving works bears a date later than 1647; and the arguments for a separate Mathieu oeuvre, though cogent, should not be regarded as conclusive. The outstanding feature of the work of the Le Nain brothers, and the basis of their celebrity since the mid-19th century, is the artists treatment of the poor.


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Louis Le Nain Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (df01) oil


Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (df01)
Painting ID::  22539
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (df01)
1641 Reims,Musee Saint-Denis
1641 Reims,Musee_Saint-Denis
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain A Visit to Grandmother oil


A Visit to Grandmother
Painting ID::  29261
A Visit to Grandmother
mk65 1640s oil on canvas 23x29"
mk65 1640s oil_on_canvas 23x29"
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain The Milkmaid's Family oil


The Milkmaid's Family
Painting ID::  29360
The Milkmaid's Family
mk65 1640s Oil on canvas 20x23"
mk65 1640s Oil_on_canvas 20x23"
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain The Peasant Family oil


The Peasant Family
Painting ID::  30574
The Peasant Family
mk68 Oil on canvas Paris c.1640 France
mk68 Oil_on_canvas Paris c.1640 France
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain La Charette oil


La Charette
Painting ID::  33592
La Charette
mk86 1641 Oil on canvas 56x72cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     

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     Louis Le Nain
     1593-1648 French Louis Le Nain Gallery French family of painters. Antoine Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 26 May 1648) and his brothers Louis Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 24 May 1648) and Mathieu Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1607; bur Paris, 26 April 1677) lived together and shared a studio in Paris. Since the studio was headed by Antoine, he is assumed to have been older than Louis. The brothers reputation rests on a number of paintings signed Le Nain, on the basis of which other paintings (but no drawings) have also been attributed to them. None of the signed paintings bears a Christian name, and there is no secure way of attributing works to the individual brothers, although many attempts have been made. Eighteenth-century sale catalogues, fearful of anonymity, effectively chose from the three names at random. Since the writings of Witt (1910) and Jamot (1922) in particular, it has been habitual to ascribe small paintings on copper to Antoine, and austere, larger peasant scenes to Louis. This division of hands will be found in almost all the subsequent literature on the artists, although it must be stressed that there is no evidence at all to support it. Great efforts have also been made to identify works by Mathieu, since he survived his brothers by nearly 30 years and presumably continued to paint after their deaths in 1648. However, no such activity after 1648 is securely documented, and none of the surviving works bears a date later than 1647; and the arguments for a separate Mathieu oeuvre, though cogent, should not be regarded as conclusive. The outstanding feature of the work of the Le Nain brothers, and the basis of their celebrity since the mid-19th century, is the artists treatment of the poor.

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