Paris for the Holidays

Georges de La Tour

Posted on February 12, 2018 Updated on June 2, 2018

Georges de La Tour
French Baroque Painter (1593-1652)
Known for Chiaroscuro Caravaggisti scenes

Not to be confused with:
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788 Pastels)
Present-day English Actress Frances de la Tour
known for History Boys (Tony Award) and Harry Potter films

Georges de La Tour Room
Room 28

The Louvre, Paris
Sully Wing
2nd Floor
Department of Paintings
French Painting

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