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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:: 28739
Blindman Playing the Hurdy-Gurdy
mk61
Oil on canvas
84x61cm
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Painting ID:: 29580
Job Mocked by his Wife
1630s
Oil on canvas, 145 x 97 cm
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Painting ID:: 29581
Woman Catching Fleas
1630s
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 29582
St Sebastien Attended by St Irene
c. 1649
Oil on canvas, 167 x 130 cm
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Painting ID:: 29583
Penitent St Jerome
c. 1630
Oil on canvas, 152 x 109 cm
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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 Jackson | RENI, Guido | Andrea Soldi | Levitan, Isaak | Hendrick Martensz Sorgh |
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