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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:: 29584
The Dream of St Joseph (detail)
c. 1640
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 29585
Christ in the Carpenter's Shop (detail)
1645
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 30570
Christ with Saint Joseph in the Carpenter's Shop
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Oil on canvas
Paris
c.1640
France
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Painting ID:: 31343
Job Mocked by his Wife
nn07
1630s
Oil on canvas, 145 x 97 cm
Musee D??partemental des Vosges, Epinal
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Painting ID:: 31344
The New-born
nn07
1640s
Oil on canvas, 76 x 91 cm
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: | lorens pasch d.y | Paul Berthon | R. Talbot Kelly | Christian Berentz | Fra Bartolommeo |
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