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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableGeorges de la Tour was a painter from the Duchy of Lorraine and is generally regarded as a representative of the French Baroque. de la Tour became famous for his paintings by candlelight, similar to the works of his painter colleague of almost the same age, Gerrit van Honthorst. Often de la Tour is also compared with the Dutch painter Hendrik Terbrugghen. However, unlike these artists, de la Tour's curriculum vitae has considerable gaps and leaves many open questions. To classify his works and put them in chronological order proved difficult in retrospect because there are no precise records. This may be one reason why the painter, who was so successful at the time, was almost completely forgotten after his death. It was not until the middle of the 20th century that his art was rediscovered. Among his most famous works are "The Penitent Magdalene", "The False Player with the Ace of Diamonds" or "The Soothsayer".
De la Tour was born in the then capital of the diocese of Metz, in the Duchy of Lorraine. There was no artistic background in his family. His father, as well as his grandfather, were bakers. How he finally came to paint is not documented. It is assumed that his first training was with an engraver from his home town, Alphonse de Rambervilliers. Since his paintings showed many influences from Caravaggio and his followers, it is possible that he may have travelled to Rome or the Netherlands to meet the painters of the Utrecht School during the course of his studies. What speaks against this thesis is that at this time the style of the Caravaggists was known almost everywhere and his followers, who had studied it in Rome, carried it out to their homeland. In Lorraine, for example, Jacques Bellange and Jean Leclerc were well-known artists who also practised the famous dramatic light and shadow effects of the caravaggists. It is therefore possible that de la Tour was influenced by them.
Georges de la Tour married Diane le Nerf, who came from a wealthy family, around 1617. Together they settled in their home town of Luneville from 1620, where he opened a studio. His career seemed to be successful from then on, for over the following years he repeatedly employed apprentices and assistants in his studio. By the end of his life he had many patrons and clients from high circles including Duke Henri II, Cardinal Richelieu and King Louis XIII, who awarded him the title of court painter. Although he was in great demand among the nobility, the bourgeoisie made up the majority of his clientele. With these commissions he could afford a certain prosperity and provide for his 9 children well. De la Tour died very young, shortly after his wife. Presumably both fell victim to an epidemic that was raging in Lorraine at the time and eventually wiped out the entire family.
Georges de la Tour was a painter from the Duchy of Lorraine and is generally regarded as a representative of the French Baroque. de la Tour became famous for his paintings by candlelight, similar to the works of his painter colleague of almost the same age, Gerrit van Honthorst. Often de la Tour is also compared with the Dutch painter Hendrik Terbrugghen. However, unlike these artists, de la Tour's curriculum vitae has considerable gaps and leaves many open questions. To classify his works and put them in chronological order proved difficult in retrospect because there are no precise records. This may be one reason why the painter, who was so successful at the time, was almost completely forgotten after his death. It was not until the middle of the 20th century that his art was rediscovered. Among his most famous works are "The Penitent Magdalene", "The False Player with the Ace of Diamonds" or "The Soothsayer".
De la Tour was born in the then capital of the diocese of Metz, in the Duchy of Lorraine. There was no artistic background in his family. His father, as well as his grandfather, were bakers. How he finally came to paint is not documented. It is assumed that his first training was with an engraver from his home town, Alphonse de Rambervilliers. Since his paintings showed many influences from Caravaggio and his followers, it is possible that he may have travelled to Rome or the Netherlands to meet the painters of the Utrecht School during the course of his studies. What speaks against this thesis is that at this time the style of the Caravaggists was known almost everywhere and his followers, who had studied it in Rome, carried it out to their homeland. In Lorraine, for example, Jacques Bellange and Jean Leclerc were well-known artists who also practised the famous dramatic light and shadow effects of the caravaggists. It is therefore possible that de la Tour was influenced by them.
Georges de la Tour married Diane le Nerf, who came from a wealthy family, around 1617. Together they settled in their home town of Luneville from 1620, where he opened a studio. His career seemed to be successful from then on, for over the following years he repeatedly employed apprentices and assistants in his studio. By the end of his life he had many patrons and clients from high circles including Duke Henri II, Cardinal Richelieu and King Louis XIII, who awarded him the title of court painter. Although he was in great demand among the nobility, the bourgeoisie made up the majority of his clientele. With these commissions he could afford a certain prosperity and provide for his 9 children well. De la Tour died very young, shortly after his wife. Presumably both fell victim to an epidemic that was raging in Lorraine at the time and eventually wiped out the entire family.
.jpg "The Dice Players by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Joseph Carpenter, Jesus Child Holds a Candle to Light His Father Joseph at Work by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene with Smoking Flame by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Dice Players by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Penitent Magdalen, c.1640 by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-984685).jpg "Job is Raging by His Wife by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Appearance of the Angel to Saint Joseph (also known as The Dream of Saint Joseph). Painting by Georges de La Tour by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Shepherds by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030001).jpg "The Young Singer by Georges de La Tour")
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_circa_1630_Sun_101_-_(MeisterDrucke-971875).jpg "The Fortune Teller by Georges de La Tour (c. 1630) by Georges de La Tour")
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_Painting_by_Georges_De_La_Tour_(1593-165_-_(MeisterDrucke-970474).jpg "The New Born Child by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Repentant Mary Magdalene by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Job Mocked by His Wife by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Joseph the Carpenter by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds by Georges de La Tour")
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_by_Georges_de_La_Tour_(1593-1_-_(MeisterDrucke-1004628).jpg "La Madeleine with the Night Light by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Young Virgin Mary by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Repentant Magdalen by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Sebastian is Being Treated by Saint Irene by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-921441).jpg "The Blind Hurdy Gurdy Player by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Newborn by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Old Woman, c.1618-19 by Georges de La Tour")
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_(At_the_Usurers_Payment)_Peinture_de_Georges_de_La_Tour_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318041).jpg "At the Usurers. Payment by Georges de La Tour")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-97816).jpg "The Appearance of the Angel to St. Joseph, also known as")
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.jpg "Payment of Taxes, c.1620 by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985576).jpg "Saint Jerome Reading by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Soldiers Playing Cards by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Peasant Couple Eating Peas by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Tears of St. Peter by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Musicians")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985578).jpg "The Blower Has the Lamp by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Fortune Teller by Georges de La Tour")
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_17th_centu_-_(MeisterDrucke-998936).jpg "The cheat with the ace of diamonds by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Paul. Portrait of the Apostle Reading a Letter. Painting by Georges De La Tour by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Ecstasy of St. Francis, A Monk at Prayer with a Dying Monk, 1640-45 by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Peasant Couple Eating, 1621 by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-900193).jpg "St. Joseph, the Carpenter by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1397147).jpg "Penitent Mary Magdalene (Magdalena Wrightsman) by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "St Joseph the Carpenter, c1640 by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Flea Catcher by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Denial of St. Peter by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Magdalene with the Mirror by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-947405).jpg "The young smoker by Georges de La Tour")
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_17th_c_-_(MeisterDrucke-972310).jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985552).jpg "The woman with the flea by Georges de La Tour")
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_Detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1463353).jpg "Discovery of body of St Alexis (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Anne with the Christ Child by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The old man also known as the old man in the hat or the old man with the fly by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Repentance of St. Peter by Georges de La Tour")
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_17th_century_-_(MeisterDrucke-993971).jpg "The Apostle Saint Thomas by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Money Pays Also Means Settling Accounts by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Brawl Between Musicians by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Le Cheeur à l")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-129508).jpg "The Presidente of Rieux by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "St. Joseph, the Carpenter, c.1640 by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian tended by the Holy Woman by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-890117).jpg "A Young Boy with a Pipe, Blowing on a Firebrand by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-951295).jpg "The Old Man. Painting by Georges De La Tour by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Repentant Magdalen by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Jerome Reading by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene and the Holy Women by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-969815).jpg "The Triangle Player by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs by Georges de La Tour")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-87069).jpg "St. Joseph the Carpenter (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_Oil_on_canvas_by_Georges_d_-_(MeisterDrucke-1325218).jpg "Saint Jerome Reading a Letter (Painting by Georges de La Tour, c. 1628-1629) by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030004).jpg "Saint Jerome Penitent by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Jerome Reading a Letter, ca. 1628-1629 by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985577).jpg "Saint James the Minor by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Hurdy Gurdy Player, 1620s by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Beggars")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian Tended by Irene, c.1638-39 by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Repentant Magdalen by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1457038).jpg "The Beggars")
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.jpg "Boy Blowing at Lamp by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Soldiers Playing Cards by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Penitent Magdalen, ca. 1640 by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1023537).jpg "The Old Dog by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-36676).jpg "Old Woman (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds by Georges de La Tour")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-98866).jpg "The Night Light, 1630-35 (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-999300).jpg "Players by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Musicians")
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.jpg "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Head of a Woman by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Joseph and the Angel (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-632220).jpg "The Denial of St. Peter (detail) by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-969795).jpg "Saint Jerome by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Saint Peter Repentant by Georges de La Tour")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898099).jpg "The New Born Child, late 1640s by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Musicians")
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.jpg "Saint Thomas by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player. 1620-30 by Georges de La Tour")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene with a Night Light, c.1640-35 by Georges de La Tour")
.jpg "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds by Georges de La Tour")
.jpg "Saint Joseph, the Carpenter by Georges de La Tour")
.jpg "The New-born by Georges de La Tour")