Georges de La Tour (1593-1653)

• Was a French Baroque painter.
• He spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine.
• He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
• Georges de La Tour was born in the town of Vic-sur-Seille in the Diocese of Metz.
• In 1617 he married Diane Le Nerf, from a minor noble family.
• In 1620 he established his studio in her quiet provincial home-town of Lunéville.
• He was given the title "Painter to the King" (of France) in 1638, and he also worked for the Dukes of Lorraine in 1623–4.
• He often painted several variations on the same subjects.
• His son Étienne was his pupil.
• Georges de La Tour and his family died in 1652 in an epidemic in Lunéville.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Georges de La Tour, The Penitent Magdalen, 1640.
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Georges de La Tour, The Musicians' Brawl, c. 1625

Original, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Visited in 2018.

Georges de La Tour, The Musicians' Brawl, c. 1625

Georges de La Tour, The Adoration of the Shepherds, around 1645

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, The Adoration of the Shepherds, around 1645

Georges de La Tour, Peas-eating peasant couple, c. 1622-25

Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.

Georges de La Tour, Peas-eating peasant couple, c. 1622-25

Georges de La Tour, Saint Jerome, 1627-9

Original, El Prado, Madrid. Visited in 2018.

Georges de La Tour, Saint Jerome, 1627-9

Georges de La Tour, The Fortune Teller, 1630s

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2021.

Georges de La Tour, The Fortune Teller, 1630s

Georges de La Tour, The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, c. 1630-34

Original, The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, TX. Visited in 2020.

Georges de La Tour, The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, c. 1630-34

Georges de La Tour, Saint Peter Repentant, 1645

Original, The Cleveland Museum of Art. Visited in 2020.

Georges de La Tour, Saint Peter Repentant, 1645

Georges de La Tour, Saint Thomas with a Spear, about 1635

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, Saint Thomas with a Spear, about 1635

Georges de La Tour, Saint Joseph carpenter, around 1642

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, Saint Joseph carpenter, around 1642

Georges de La Tour, San Sebastian cared for by Irene, around 1649

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, San Sebastian cared for by Irene, around 1649

Georges de La Tour, The Penitent Magdalen, 1640

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2022.

Georges de La Tour, The Penitent Magdalen, 1640

Georges de La Tour, The Madeleine with the night light known as La Madeleine Terff, around 1642 - 1644

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, The Madeleine with the night light known as La Madeleine Terff, around 1642 - 1644

Georges de La Tour, The Repentant Magdalen, c. 1635-1640

Original, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Visited in 2017-2022.

Georges de La Tour, The Repentant Magdalen, c. 1635-1640

Georges de La Tour, The Cheater with the Ace of Tiles, around 1635-1638

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Georges de La Tour, The Cheater with the Ace of Tiles, around 1635-1638

Georges de La Tour, Old Man, ca, 1618-19

Original, Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Visited in 2022.

Georges de La Tour, Old Man, ca, 1618-19

Georges de La Tour, Old Woman, ca, 1618-19

Original, Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Visited in 2022.

Georges de La Tour, Old Woman, ca, 1618-19