Saint Sebastian Tended by St. Irene. c. 1634-1643Saw a picture of Georges de la tour on the front of a book and brought back memories. The artist paint mainly religious themes. From his chiaroscuro techniques of sharp constrasts of light and shade, Georges de la tour is a follower of the great Carravagio. As a practicetioner of realism, de la tour used real life people and settings to paint but avoided naturalism with his colouring technqiues that did not mimick the exacting reality of nature as viewed from the eyes.
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