The Repentant Magdalen
Georges de La Tour · 1637
Why it's great
Mary Magdalene sits in a dark room with a candle, a skull in her lap and her hand on it, deep in thought. Georges de La Tour painted it in about 1637, and the candle is the only light.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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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.
