GEORGES DE LA TOUR
(Vic-sur-Seille, March 13, 1593 – Lunéville, January 30, 1652) was a painter,
who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which became part
of France the year before his death. He painted mostly religious scenes lit by
candlelight, and after centuries of posthumous obscurity became one of the most
highly regarded of French 17th century artists in the 20th century.
The child in the works of de la Tour:
Georges de la Tour, Joseph, the Carpenter
Georges de la Tour, A Young Singer
Georges de la Tour, Appearance of Angel to St. Joseph, Oil
on canvas, 1628-1645, 93 × 81 cm, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Georges de la Tour, Boy-Blowing-at-Lamp, Oil on canvas, ca.1649, 61
x 51 cm, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Georges de la Tour, The Newborn (detail), c. 1645, Oil
on canvas, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Georges de la Tour, The Newborn, c.
1645, Oil on canvas, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Georges de la Tour, Adoration of
the Shepherds, 1644