Thursday, May 15, 2025

Le Nain
(17 Century)
 
The three Le Nain brothers were painters in 17th-century France: Antoine Le Nain (c.1600–1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1603–1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). They produced genre works, portraits and portrait miniatures.  Because of the similarity of their styles of painting and the difficulty of distinguishing works by each brother (they signed their paintings only with their surname, and many may have been collaborations), they are commonly referred to as a single entity, Le Nain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Nain
 

Les Joueurs de tric-trac (The backgammon players)
17th century
Oil on canvas
96 x 123 cm.
The Louvre
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066277

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