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Diogenes by Georges de La Tour

Diogenes

Georges de La Tour · 1620

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Artist
Georges de La Tour
Date
1620
Location
Cook collection
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Georges de La Tour

1593–1652 · Duchy of Lorraine

Georges de La Tour, a master of candlelight, illuminated religious scenes with a quiet, dramatic chiaroscuro that captivated 17th-century Lorraine.

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The Fortune-Teller The Fortune-Teller 1630 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene 1634 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin The Denial of Saint Peter The Denial of Saint Peter 1650 · Nantes Museum of Arts Peasant couple eating peas Peasant couple eating peas 1623 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds 1635 · Department of Paintings of the Louvre Woman Catching Fleas Woman Catching Fleas 1635 · Musée Lorrain Jacob Jacob 1637 · Musée Toulouse-Lautrec Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene 1638 · Seattle Art Museum
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Boy with a Lute Same era · 1600s–1630s Boy with a Lute Frans Hals · 1620 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art St. Albert of Louvain Same era · 1600s–1630s St. Albert of Louvain Peter Paul Rubens · 1620 · Art Institute of Chicago Kitchen Scene Same era · 1600s–1630s Kitchen Scene Diego Velázquez · 1618 · Art Institute of Chicago Musical Company Same era · 1600s–1630s Musical Company Rembrandt · 1626 · Museum De Lakenhal The Adoration of the Shepherds Same era · 1600s–1630s The Adoration of the Shepherds El Greco · 1610 Southern Barbarians Same era · 1600s–1630s Southern Barbarians Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen · 1625 · Art Institute of Chicago Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp Same era · 1600s–1630s Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp Jan Brueghel the Elder · 1610 An Elegant Company Same era · 1600s–1630s An Elegant Company Samuel Alcock & Company · 1632 · Art Institute of Chicago
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