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The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-century France

Door Esther Bell e.a.

Categorie
Schilderkunst
Boeknummer
#401019-LA18
Titel
The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-century France
Auteur
Bell, Esther & C.D. Dickerson
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New Haven : Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2016
ISBN10
0300218885
ISBN13
9780300218886
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous (full page) illustrations in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting
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 product... (Lees verder)ion, 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.
Pagina's
453
Conditie
Goed — 2 light stains on bottom cut.
Prijs
€ 20,00

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