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Georges de La Tour
1593–1652 · Duchy of Lorraine
- Born
- 1593 · Vic-sur-Seille
- Died
- 1652 · Lunéville
11 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Georges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine. He primarily painted religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
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Georges de La Tour (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ də la tuʁ]; 13 March 1593 – 30 January 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight. Artist at the confluence of Nordic, Italian, and French cultures, and a contemporary of Jacques Callot and the Le Nain brothers, La Tour is a keen observer of everyday reality. His pronounced taste for plays of light and shadow makes him one of the most original successors of Caravaggio. Recognised during his lifetime, he was quickly forgotten after his death. Rediscovered in the early 20th century by German art historian Hermann Voss, he later inspired writers as diverse as René Char, André Malraux, Pascal Quignard, and Charles Juliet.
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Registered works
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Featured works
Selected registered works by Georges de La Tour
Selected from 11 works by Georges de La Tour in the Collect24 Registry.
Georges de La Tour
The Musicians' Brawl, about 1625
Oil on canvas
86.4 × 141 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum
C24-135332
Georges de La Tour
Saint Sebastian Attended by Saint Irene, 1649
oil paint
167 × 131 cm
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
C24-267212
Georges de La Tour
Saint John the Baptist in the Desert, 1651
oil paint
81 × 101 cm
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
C24-241281
Georges de La Tour
The Penitent Magdalen, ca. 1640
Oil on canvas
133.4 × 102.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-103312
Georges de La Tour
The Fortune-Teller, probably 1630s
Oil on canvas
101.9 × 123.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-103211
Georges de La Tour
The Repentant Magdalen, c. 1635/1640
oil on canvas
113 × 92.7 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101478
Georges de La Tour
Young Virgin Mary, 1640
oil paint
Detroit Institute of Arts
C24-461907
Georges de La Tour
Saint Peter Repentant, 1645
oil on canvas
114 × 95 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-109578
Georges de La Tour
The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds, 1635
oil paint
106 × 146 cm
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
C24-264501
Georges de La Tour
The Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1620
oil paint
86 × 62.5 cm
Museo del Prado
C24-380309
Georges de La Tour
The Penitent St Jerome, 1620
oil paint
152 × 109 cm
Nationalmuseum
C24-187326
Museums and collections
Where works by Georges de La Tour are registered
- Department of Paintings of the Louvre
France
3 works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
2 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
1 work
- Detroit Institute of Arts
United States
1 work
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
1 work
- Museo del Prado
Spain
1 work
- National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
1 work
- Nationalmuseum
Sweden
1 work
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