Georges de La Tour

Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism

Georges de La Tour was a French painter during the Baroque period, and unlike other artists, he spent the majority of his career painting religious scenes lit by candlelight. Although he was well known at his time, and Louis XIII was one of many to collect his work, La Tour was forgotten later on. His paintings show great depth and contrast, noticeably influenced by the chiaroscuro style within Caravaggio’s pieces. At the beginning of La Tours’ career, you can find rare pieces depicted within daylight as he later found comfort in dark paintings, rich with contrast. Some of his most know pieces include The Fortune Teller, The Penitent Magdalene, Newborn Baby (Christmas), Saint Joseph, and St Sebastian Attended by St Irene.

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Written Citations:

Georges De La Tour. www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-de-La-Tour.

“Georges De La Tour.” Artnet, www.artnet.com/artists/georges-de-latour/.

Photography Reference:

Metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436838.

Metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839.

“The Newborn Child.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Newborn_Child.

A.E.Sibbald, and A.E.Sibbald. St Joseph, Carpenter by Georges De La Tour (1642). 16 Dec. 2012, beautyofbaroque.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/st-joseph-carpenter-by-georges-de-la-tour-1642/.

“Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene (Georges De La Tour, Louvre).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sebastian_Tended_by_Saint_Irene_(Georges_de_La_Tour,_Louvre).