The Brothers Le Nain - Painters of Seventeenth-Century France (Hardcover)

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 action, imparts a sense of dignity to their subjects. Featuring more than sixty paintings highlighting the artists' full range of production, including altarpieces, private devotional paintings, portraits, and the poignant images of peasants for which the brothers are best known, this generously illustrated volume presents new research concerning the authorship, dating, and meaning of the works by well-known scholars in the field. Also groundbreaking are the results of a technical study of the paintings, which constitutes a major contribution to the scholarship on the Le Nain brothers. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Exhibition Schedule: Kimbell Art Museum (05/22/16-09/11/16) de Young Museum, San Francisco (10/08/16-01/29/17) Musee du Louvre-Lens (03/22/2017-06/26/2017)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	C. D. Dickerson • Esther Bell
Preface by:	Colin B. Bailey • Pierre Rosenberg
Contributors:	Claire M Barry • Emerson Bowyer • Elise Effmann Clifford • Don H. Johnson • Frederique Lanoe • Nicolas Milavanovic
Dimensions:	279 x 254 x 51mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21888-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General
LSN:	0-300-21888-5
Barcode:	9780300218886

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