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
The king’s flight Gradlon by Evariste-Vital Luminais
Gauls to Rome
The Halt
The two rivals
Horse Market
The Merovingians
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.
Hi Ludwig,
All of the images above are in the public domain – feel free to use them! 🙂
Thank you very much!
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