Georges de La Tour

Georges de La Tour's paintings bring concentrated light and simplified forms to religious subjects and scenes of everyday life. Candlelight often defines a face, a hand, or an object while leaving much of the surrounding room in shadow. Images of Mary Magdalene and Saint Joseph give contemplation and humble activity a quiet visual setting. Daylight scenes such as The Fortune-Teller use a different arrangement of figures and gestures to reveal an encounter shaped by attention and deception.