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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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Louis Le Nain Landscape with Peasants oil painting

Painting ID::  1017

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 Louis Le Nain
Landscape with Peasants
1640 The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Peasant Family in an Interior (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20511

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 Louis Le Nain
Peasant Family in an Interior (mk05)
Canvas,44 1/2 x 62 1/2''(113 x 159 cm)Acquired in 1915
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Peasant Meal (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20512

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 Louis Le Nain
Peasant Meal (mk05)
1642 Canvas,38 1/4 x 48''(97 x 122 cm)Bequest of Dr.Louis La Caze 1869
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Cart or the Return from Haymaking (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20513

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 Louis Le Nain
The Cart or the Return from Haymaking (mk05)
1641 Canvas,22 x 28 1/4''(56 x 72 cm)Legacy received in 1879
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Adoration of the Shepherds (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20516

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 Louis Le Nain
The Adoration of the Shepherds (mk05)
1630-1632 Canvas 113 x 55''(287 x 140 cm)Seized in the Revolution INV
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Pilgrims at Emmaus (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20518

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 Louis Le Nain
The Pilgrims at Emmaus (mk05)
Canvas,29 1/4 x 36''(74 x 91 cm)Chapel of the Chateau de Rochambeau in Vendomois (until after 1948);Comte Andre de Montalivet;acquired for the Louvre in 1950
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Guard Romm (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20519

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 Louis Le Nain
The Guard Romm (mk05)
1643 Canvas,46 x 54''(117 x 137 cm)Acquired in 1969
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain A Farrier in His Forge (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20520

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 Louis Le Nain
A Farrier in His Forge (mk05)
Canvas,27 1/4 x 22 1/2''(69 x 57 cm)Acquired for the collection of Louis XVI in 1777
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain La Charette (mk08) oil painting

Painting ID::  21560

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 Louis Le Nain
La Charette (mk08)
1641 Oil on canva, 56x72cm Paris,Musee Natonal du Louvre
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Peasants at their Cottage Door,undated (mk08) oil painting

Painting ID::  21561

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 Louis Le Nain
Peasants at their Cottage Door,undated (mk08)
Oil on canvas 55x68cm San Francisco,The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,Californai Palace of the Legion of Honor
   
   
     

 

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

Painting ID::  22539

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 Louis Le Nain
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (df01)
1641 Reims,Musee Saint-Denis
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain A Visit to Grandmother oil painting

Painting ID::  29261

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 Louis Le Nain
A Visit to Grandmother
mk65 1640s oil on canvas 23x29"
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Milkmaid's Family oil painting

Painting ID::  29360

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 Louis Le Nain
The Milkmaid's Family
mk65 1640s Oil on canvas 20x23"
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Peasant Family oil painting

Painting ID::  30574

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 Louis Le Nain
The Peasant Family
mk68 Oil on canvas Paris c.1640 France
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain La Charette oil painting

Painting ID::  33592

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 Louis Le Nain
La Charette
mk86 1641 Oil on canvas 56x72cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Peasants at their Cottage Door oil painting

Painting ID::  33593

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 Louis Le Nain
Peasants at their Cottage Door
mk86 undated Oil on canvas 55x68cm San Francisco
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Milkwoman-s Family oil painting

Painting ID::  34288

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 Louis Le Nain
The Milkwoman-s Family
mk91 1640s Oil on canvas 51x59
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain The Cart or Return from Haymaking oil painting

Painting ID::  40462

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 Louis Le Nain
The Cart or Return from Haymaking
mk156 1641 Oil onwood 56x72cm
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Family of Country People oil painting

Painting ID::  40463

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 Louis Le Nain
Family of Country People
mk156 1640 Oil on canvas 113x159cm
   
   
     

 

 
Louis Le Nain Visit to Grandmother oil painting

Painting ID::  41049

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 Louis Le Nain
Visit to Grandmother
mk159 1640s Oil on canvas 58x73cm
   
   
     

 
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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.