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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:: 55763
St Sebastian attended by st irene
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Oil on ca
160x129cm
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Painting ID:: 77941
Schlagerei der Musikanten
Date 1625 - 1630
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 88024
Die Reue des Hl. Petrus
1645(1645)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 114 x 95 cm
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Painting ID:: 91201
Hl. Josef als Zimmermann
c. 1635-1640
Medium oil on canvas
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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: | Giovanni Francesco Guercino | Julius Caesar Ibbetson | CLEVE, Cornelis van | Albert Edelfelt | Richard Jack |
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