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LA TOUR, Georges de
French Baroque Era Painter, 1593-1652
French painter. He was well known in his lifetime, especially for his depictions of candlelit subjects, then was forgotten until the 20th century, when the identification of works previously misattributed established his reputation as a giant of French painting. His early works were painted in a realistic manner and influenced by the dramatic chiaroscuro of Caravaggio. The paintings of La Tour's maturity are marked by a startling geometric simplification of the human form and by the depiction of interior scenes lit only by the glare of candles or torches. His religious paintings done in this manner have a monumental simplicity and a stillness that expresses both contemplative quiet and wonder. Little is known of his life, and only four or five of his paintings are dated.
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Painting ID:: 7766
Cheater with the Ace of Diamond dh
1620-40
Oil on canvas, 106 x 146 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7767
The Hurdy-gurdy Player
1631-36
Oil on canvas, 162 x 105 m
Mus??e des Beaux-Arts, Nantes
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Painting ID:: 7768
Fortune Teller sf
1632-35
Oil on canvas, 102 x 123,5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Painting ID:: 7769
Magdalen of Night Light f
1630-35
Oil on canvas, 128 x 94 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7770
Magdalen with the Smoking Flame f
c. 1640
Oil on canvas, 117 x 91,8 cm
County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
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LA TOUR, Georges de
French Baroque Era Painter, 1593-1652
French painter. He was well known in his lifetime, especially for his depictions of candlelit subjects, then was forgotten until the 20th century, when the identification of works previously misattributed established his reputation as a giant of French painting. His early works were painted in a realistic manner and influenced by the dramatic chiaroscuro of Caravaggio. The paintings of La Tour's maturity are marked by a startling geometric simplification of the human form and by the depiction of interior scenes lit only by the glare of candles or torches. His religious paintings done in this manner have a monumental simplicity and a stillness that expresses both contemplative quiet and wonder. Little is known of his life, and only four or five of his paintings are dated.
. Related Artists to LA TOUR, Georges de: | John Quidor | Andre Derain Prints | Carle Vanloo | Willem van Mieris | Jean-Simon Fournier |
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