🕊️ Faith & Scripture
The Dream of Saint Joseph
Georges de La Tour · 1700
Why it's great
An angel with a hand on Joseph's shoulder speaks to him as he sleeps with his head on his hand, by candlelight. Georges de La Tour painted it in about 1640.
Where to see it
📍 Nantes Museum of ArtsNantes, France
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⬇ Hi-res download
904 × 1,047 px · 0.9 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Georges de La Tour was a French painter born in 1593 in Lorraine. He is known for quiet night scenes lit by a single candle, with smooth, simple shapes. He died in 1652, and was almost forgotten until the 1900s.
