1600 – 1700
The Baroque

Antoine or Louis Le Nain,
Peasant Family in an Interior


Antoine or Louis Le Nain, Peasant Family in an Interior, 2nd quarter of the 17th century,
oil on canvas, 1.13 x 1.59 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

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Peasant Family in an Interior
Paris, France
c. 2nd Quarter of the 17th Century

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