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The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France
C. D. Dickerson
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Description for The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France
Hardback. A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who specialized in portraiture, religious subjects, and scenes of everyday peasant life Num Pages: 400 pages, 320 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254. .
A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who specialized in portraiture, religious subjects, and scenes of everyday peasant life In France in the 17th century, the brothers Antoine (c. 1598-1648), Louis (c. 1600/1605-1648), and Mathieu (1607-1677) Le Nain painted images of everyday life for which they became posthumously famous. They are celebrated for their depictions of middle-class leisure activities, and particularly for their representations of peasant families, who gaze out at the viewer. The uncompromising naturalism of these compositions, along with their oddly suspended ... Read more
A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who specialized in portraiture, religious subjects, and scenes of everyday peasant life In France in the 17th century, the brothers Antoine (c. 1598-1648), Louis (c. 1600/1605-1648), and Mathieu (1607-1677) Le Nain painted images of everyday life for which they became posthumously famous. They are celebrated for their depictions of middle-class leisure activities, and particularly for their representations of peasant families, who gaze out at the viewer. The uncompromising naturalism of these compositions, along with their oddly suspended ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
2840g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300218886
SKU
V9780300218886
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About C. D. Dickerson
C. D. Dickerson III is curator and head of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Esther Bell is curator in charge of European paintings, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Reviews for The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France
Renowned for their mysterious scenes of French peasant life, Antoine, Louis, and Mathieu Le Nain are the subject of a landmark exhibition. . . . The show's prodigiously illustrated catalogue . . . features insightful essays by curators [and] an array of distinguished scholars. -Jonathan Lopez, Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Lopez
Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Lopez
Wall Street Journal