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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:: 7777
Christ in the Carpenter's Shop sg
1645
Oil on canvas, 137 x 101 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7778
Christ in the Carpenter's Shop (detail) s
1645
Oil on canvas
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7779
Adoration of the Shepherds s
c. 1644
Oil on canvas, 107 x 131 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7780
The New-born sg
1640s
Oil on canvas, 76 x 91 cm
Mus??e des Beaux-Arts, Rennes
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Painting ID:: 7781
The New-born (detail) saf
1640s
Oil on canvas
Mus??e des Beaux-Arts, Rennes
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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: | Otto Muller | Jan miel | Andrew W. Warren | Jacques-Emile Blanche | Henri Edmond Cross |
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