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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.



Louis Le Nain Twee meisjes. oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   78010
Twee meisjes.
2nd quarter of 17th century Oil on canvas 41 x 30.3 cm (16.1 x 11.9 in) cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Le Nain Zwei Madchen oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   81260
Zwei Madchen
Oil on canvas Dimensions 41 x 30.3 cm (16.1 x 11.9 in) cyf


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Le Nain Die Schmiede oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   83089
Die Schmiede
Oil on canvas Dimensions 69 x 57 cm cyf


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Le Nain Besuch bei der Grobmutter oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   91701
Besuch bei der Grobmutter
c. 1640(1640) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 58 X 73 cm cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Le Nain Pygmalion and his statue oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   97952
Pygmalion and his statue
ce tableau est exposx au Salon de 1777, nx3. Medium oil on canvas cyf


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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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. . Related Artists to Louis Le Nain: | bernt notke | Adria Gual-Queralt | William Strutt | Francisco Bayeu y Subias | Frank Duveneck |

  

  

  

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