Le nain
antoine
[ahn-twan] /ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (show ipa), (“the elder”) 1588?–1648, and his two brothers louis
[lwee] /lwi/ (show ipa) (“the roman”), 1593?–1648, and mathieu
[ma-tyœ] /maˈtyœ/ (show ipa) 1607–77, french painters.
historical examples
yet m. lhote, preaching his crusade against disorder, picks out the le nain and sets them up as an example.
since czanne clive bell
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