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The Newborn Georges de La Tour, 1645
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The Newborn

Georges de La Tour · 1645

Why it's great

A mother and a nurse look at a swaddled newborn baby by the light of a single candle. Georges de La Tour painted it in about 1645, and the glow is warm and quiet.

Where to see it

📍 Musée des Beaux-Arts de RennesRennes, France

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About the artist

Georges de La Tour

1593–1652 · born in Vic-sur-Seille · died in Lunéville

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.

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