The Horses of Evariste-Vital Luminais

Evariste was a French painter, born into a family of lawyers who (interestingly enough) encouraged his art and sent him to Paris when he was 18 so he could learn from well known sculptors & painters of the time.

Dark Themes

This is a bright artist who spent much of his time focusing on the darker themes of life. Much of his work depicts struggle, battle and turmoil, although his equine pieces tend to be some of his more whimsical work.

In stark contrast to the darkness of the themes is the the loving attention to detail that goes into each of his pieces.

Battle of Romans and Gauls

Battle of Romans and Gauls

The king’s flight Gradlon by Evariste-Vital Luminais

The king's flight Gradlon by Evariste-Vital Luminais

Gauls to Rome

Gauls to Rome

The Halt

The Halt

The two rivals

The two rivals

Horse Market

Horse Market

The Merovingians

The Merovingians

4 Comments on “The Horses of Evariste-Vital Luminais

  1. Ludwig Dyck

    Hi there, I would like to consider using “Gauls to Rome” as an illustration in a forthcoming book of mine. I assume the image is in the Public Domain, and would like your permission to copy it from your web page. I am a freelance history writer. Thank you for any feedback.

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  2. Christopher J

    Love this collection! I have a portrait of a horses head by Luminais that I bought in Paris years ago. I will take a photo of it for your collection. Thanks

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