TVM 1st Floor: 17th C. French Baroque Gallery

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born: Vic-sur-Seille, France; 19 March 1593
died: Lunéville, France; 30 January 1652

He specialized in night scenes lit by candlelight.

Forgotten and rediscovered in the mid 20th Century.

alt spelling: latour

Repentant Magdalene
1635
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC, US

The Magdalene with
a Nightlight
1638-42
Louvre, Paris, France

Penitent Magdalene
1643

The Dream of St Joseph about 1640 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France	St. Joseph the Carpenter about 1645 Louvre, Paris, France
St. Irene Removing an Arrow from St. Sebastian's Leg	St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene Louvre, Paris, France
The Fortune Teller 1632-35 Metropolitan Museum New York, US	Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds about 1645 Louvre, Paris, France
Adoration of the Shepherds about 1644 Louvre, Paris, France

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