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Louise Moillon
Subtle, sultry peaches
Tucked away in the Paris neighborhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, an enclave of Dutch Protestant refugees, Louise Moillon was raised by a family of painters. Her father was an artist who specialized in oil painting, and after his death when Louise was ten, her mother remarried to an art dealer. Along with her brother Isaac, also painted young Louise learned the techniques and subject matter of the Dutch still life masters. read more