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Georges de La Tour
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Lorrain painter (1593–1652)
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Georges de La Tour was a male painter and architectural draftsperson from the Duchy of Lorraine. Born in Vic-sur-Seille in 1593, he worked primarily in Lunéville, where he eventually died in 1652 due to an epidemic. He was a French-speaking artist associated with the Baroque movement, specifically within the genres of Caravaggisti, genre painting, and religious painting. His style was influenced by Jacques Bellange and Caravaggio.
His notable works include The Dream of Saint Joseph, Joseph the Carpenter, and The Newborn. During his career, he was sponsored by Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. His artworks are held in the collections of the Museo del Prado, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the National Gallery of Art.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1593-03-13 ) 13 March 1593, Vic-sur-Seille , Duchy of Lorraine
- Died
- 30 January 1652 (1652-01-30) (aged 58), Lunéville , Duchy of Lorraine
- Notable work
- The Fortune Teller , Joseph the Carpenter , Magdalene at a Mirror , The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds
- Movement
- Baroque
- Patrons
- Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Lorraine
- Place of birth
- Vic-sur-Seille
- Place of death
- Lunéville
- Occupation
- architectural draftsperson
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- The Newborn
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- religious painting
- Movement
- Classicism
- Image
- La Tour.jpg
- Work location
- Lunéville
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- Commons category
- Georges de La Tour
- date of birth
- 1593-03-13
- date of death
- 1652-01-30
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- Georges de La Tour
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- Georges de La Tour
- influenced by
- Caravaggio
- name in native language
- Georges de La Tour
- cause of death
- epidemic
- sponsor
- Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
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Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Georges de La Tour, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph the Carpenter, 1642, Louvre. 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.
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