The Le Nain Brothers. Good geniuses of human sympathy.
Faton| N° d'inventaire | 22295 |
| Format | 22 x 29.5 |
| Détails | 304 p., bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782878442304 |
The Le Nain brothers have long been the source of one of the greatest mysteries of 17th-century French painting, and their work has raised numerous attribution problems, both to distinguish the hand of the three brothers from each other and to differentiate their work from that of contemporary masters (such as the Master of the Beguins, the Master of the Processions, etc.). This catalogue raisonné devotes a large part to the artists' biography, which has been entirely updated, taking into account the most recent archival discoveries. It then focuses on the reception of their work and the numerous attribution problems it has posed over the centuries. A significant part is devoted to the iconography and the themes of the paintings, which are often more than simple genre scenes. Finally, the catalogue raisonné includes eighty-two paintings; each is the subject of detailed notes, in which the hands of Louis, Antoine, and Mathieu are distinguished.
The Le Nain brothers have long been the source of one of the greatest mysteries of 17th-century French painting, and their work has raised numerous attribution problems, both to distinguish the hand of the three brothers from each other and to differentiate their work from that of contemporary masters (such as the Master of the Beguins, the Master of the Processions, etc.). This catalogue raisonné devotes a large part to the artists' biography, which has been entirely updated, taking into account the most recent archival discoveries. It then focuses on the reception of their work and the numerous attribution problems it has posed over the centuries. A significant part is devoted to the iconography and the themes of the paintings, which are often more than simple genre scenes. Finally, the catalogue raisonné includes eighty-two paintings; each is the subject of detailed notes, in which the hands of Louis, Antoine, and Mathieu are distinguished.