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The Magdalen with the Nightlight (mk05)
Painting ID:: 20560
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LA TOUR, Georges de
The Magdalen with the Nightlight (mk05)
Canvas,50 1/2 x 37''(128 x 94 cm)Acquired in 1949
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St Joseph the Carpenter (mk05)
Painting ID:: 20565
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LA TOUR, Georges de
St Joseph the Carpenter (mk05)
Canvas,54 x 40 1/4 ''(137 x 102 cm)
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The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds (mk05)
Painting ID:: 20953
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LA TOUR, Georges de
The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds (mk05)
Canvas 41 1/2 x 57 1/2''(106 x 146 cm)Acquired in 1972 Rf.1972-8(MN)
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The Magdalen with the Nightlighe
Painting ID:: 28421
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LA TOUR, Georges de
The Magdalen with the Nightlighe
mk60
Canvas
50 1/2x37"
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Blindman Playing the Hurdy-Gurdy
Painting ID:: 28515
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LA TOUR, Georges de
Blindman Playing the Hurdy-Gurdy
mk61
Detail
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LA TOUR, Georges de
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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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