It is unusual for this often repeated mythological subject to be treated as a genre piece. This Great work was painted during the last period when all three brothers were alive. 

In this painting the figure of Venus herself seems an uneasy adaptation of a Renaissance model. The rest of the picture, however, reveals great powers of observation.  

In all the French art of the 17th century, this is the first time that a painter has been able to observe nature without adding mannerisms of his own. Here, the two figures in the background that against the light of the furnace, the figure on the left glances towards Venus in a completely natural way, and it is this naturalism that sets the Le Nain brothers apart.