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Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour was a painter from the Duchy of Lorraine who worked mainly at Lunéville. He is known for religious and genre scenes, many lit by a single candle, influenced by the followers of Caravaggio, and he received the title of painter in ordinary to Louis XIII. Forgotten after his death, his work was rediscovered in the early twentieth century.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Georges de La Tour. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/georges-de-la-tour
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