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Conference

Georges de La Tour, realism and spirituality

By Serge Legat

On Thursday, October 9 at 8:30 am

Conference by Serge Legat, historian and lecturer

Famous in his own time, Georges de La Tour (1593 - 1652), born into a family of bakers from Lorraine, disappeared from the art scene for almost two and a half centuries.
From 1915 onwards, Hermann Voss restored him to the forefront of 17th-century art.

Close to the Caravaggesque in his subjects (fortune-tellers, tricksters, etc.), the artist asserts a profound spirituality in his religious paintings, transcended by chiaroscuro, where the flame of a candle humanizes the divine figures and gives his paintings a feeling of great intimacy, even secrecy and mystery.

This master of tenebrism was celebrated by writers from René Char to André Malraux.
“He made night his kingdom": Pascal Quignard.

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Practical information

On Thursday, October 9 at 8:30 am


Rate: €35.
Duration: 1hr30 (breakfast from 8.30am to 9am, then conference from 9am to 10am). Please arrive in front of the museum 15 minutes before the start of the conference.
⚠️ Conference in French only.

Please note that conferences do not give access to the museum and exhibitions. To extend your visit, visit the museum online ticket office.