# 17th-century France

Time and place · hang 749 · 30 works

Works made in France in the 17th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Portrait of a Man in a Military Uniform](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-man-in-a-military-uniform-nga-52296), Unrecorded French maker, 18th century. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/portrait-of-a-man-in-a-military-uniform-nga-52296?hang=749)
2. [The Holy Family on the Steps](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-holy-family-on-the-steps-cma-150389), Nicolas Poussin, 1648. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/the-holy-family-on-the-steps-cma-150389?hang=749)
3. [Landscape with Saint John on Patmos](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/landscape-with-saint-john-on-patmos-aic-5848), Nicolas Poussin, 1640. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/landscape-with-saint-john-on-patmos-aic-5848?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

4. [Samson](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/samson-cma-147020), Valentin de Boulogne, 1630–31. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/samson-cma-147020?hang=749)
5. [Seated Male Nude](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/seated-male-nude-aic-85961), François Le Moyne, n.d.. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/seated-male-nude-aic-85961?hang=749)
6. [Still Life with Shells and a Chip-Wood Box](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/still-life-with-shells-and-a-chip-wood-box-met-438543), Sebastian Stoskopff, late 1620s. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/still-life-with-shells-and-a-chip-wood-box-met-438543?hang=749)
7. [A Rocky Pond](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-rocky-pond-nga-127566), Laurent de La Hyre, 1640. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/a-rocky-pond-nga-127566?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

8. [Peasant Family at a Well](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/peasant-family-at-a-well-aic-8606), The Master of the Children's Caps, 1650/60. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/peasant-family-at-a-well-aic-8606?hang=749)
9. [Landscape with Peasants](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/landscape-with-peasants-nga-32689), Louis Le Nain, c. 1640. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/landscape-with-peasants-nga-32689?hang=749)
10. [Lute Player](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/lute-player-met-439933), Valentin de Boulogne, ca. 1625–26. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/lute-player-met-439933?hang=749)
11. [A Procession](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-procession-aic-248309), Ambroise Dubois, c. 1610. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/a-procession-aic-248309?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

12. [Meekness](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/meekness-aic-47159), Eustache Le Sueur, 1650. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/meekness-aic-47159?hang=749)
13. [The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate five](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-wise-and-foolish-virgins-plate-five-aic-23553), Abraham Bosse, 1635. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/the-wise-and-foolish-virgins-plate-five-aic-23553?hang=749)
14. [Saint Peter Repentant](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/saint-peter-repentant-cma-128842), Georges de La Tour, 1645. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/saint-peter-repentant-cma-128842?hang=749)

## Section 3, north wall

15. [The Abduction of the Sabine Women](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-abduction-of-the-sabine-women-met-437329), Nicolas Poussin, probably 1633–34. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/the-abduction-of-the-sabine-women-met-437329?hang=749)
16. [The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-trojan-women-setting-fire-to-their-fleet-met-435908), Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), ca. 1643. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france/the-trojan-women-setting-fire-to-their-fleet-met-435908?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/claude-lorrain-claude-gellee?hang=749&via=continue) (3 works)
- [More French classicism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/french-classicism?hang=749&via=continue) (29 works)
- [17th-century France, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-france?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoicS1ocmJJaEcifQ)