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Georges de La Tour
Born(1593-03-13)13 March 1593
Vic-sur-Seille, Duchy of Lorraine
Died30 January 1652(1652-01-30) (aged 58)
Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine
Notable workThe Fortune Teller
Joseph the Carpenter
Magdalene at a Mirror
The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds
MovementBaroque
Patron(s)Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Signature
Joseph the Carpenter, 1642, Louvre.

Georges de La Tour (13 March 1593 – 30 January 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.

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