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Georges de La Tour

 

 

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Georges de La Tour

born: Vic-sur-Seille, France; 19 March 1593
died: Lunéville, France; 30 January 1652

He specialized in night scenes lit by candlelight.

Forgotten and rediscovered in the mid 20th Century.

 

alt spelling: latour

 

La Tour: Repentant Magdalen

Repentant Magdalene
1635
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC, US

La Tour: The Magdalen with the Nightlight

The Magdalene with
a Nightlight
1638-42
Louvre, Paris, France

La Tour:  Penitent Magdalen

Penitent Magdalene
1643

 

 

La Tour: The Dream of St Joseph

The Dream of St Joseph
about 1640
Musée des Beaux-Arts,
Nantes, France

La Tour: St. Joseph the Carpenter

St. Joseph the Carpenter
about 1645

Louvre, Paris, France

La Tour: St. Irene Removing an Arrow from St. Sebastian's Leg

St. Irene Removing an
Arrow from
St. Sebastian's Leg

La Tour: St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene

St. Sebastian
Tended by St. Irene

Louvre, Paris, France

 

 

 

La Tour: The Fortune Teller

The Fortune Teller
1632-35
Metropolitan Museum
New York, US

 

La Tour Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds

Cheat with the
Ace of Diamonds

about 1645
Louvre, Paris, France

La Tour: Adoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of
the Shepherds
about 1644
Louvre, Paris, France

 

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