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Georges de La Tour, now considered one of the greatest painters of 17th-century France, was virtually unknown until the early 20th century. His works were attributed to a variety of other artists until some were correctly identified in 1915, and he only came to the attention of a larger public in an exhibition in Paris in 1934. Since the major retrospective exhibition held in Paris in 1972, new paintings have continued to emerge, most recently the exquisite "Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness", in 1994. La Tour painted common men and women with sympathetic insight, and his religious paintings are among the most powerful expressions of the Counter Reformation. Whether a subject was from modern life or a religious scene, he treated it with remarkable originality and intensity of vision. This beautiful book is a complete overview of the work and world of La Tour. Drawing on new technical and art historical material, it discusses his life, his paintings, and the context in which he worked. It traces La Tour's development from the early, realistic daylight works to his later nocturnal scenes, in which forms are dramatically illuminated, to his final works, in which figures are reduced to simple, sculptural forms rendered in warm colors. The book also presents the latest scientific research into his materials and working methods.

"[G]athers a wealth of material about La Tour."

Washington Post Book World, 12/08/1996

"For those able to see the La Tour exhibition...Conisbee's book is the perfect gallery guide: beyond that context, it is the best introduction to La Tour that a reader could wish for."

Norman Bryson, Times Literary Supplement, 12/20/1096

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