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The Dream Of Saint Joseph (de La Tour)
''The Dream of Saint Joseph'' is an oil-on-canvas painting created between 1628 and 1645 by the French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour which is now in the collection of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes. The painting depicts Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus, being Saint Joseph's dreams, visited while dreaming by either an angel with a message or a young girl after falling asleep while reading a book. According to the New Testament he was actually visited four times with various messages and it is not clear in this case which visit is being portrayed. It is most likely to represent the second visit in which Joseph is advised to leave Bethlehem and seek sanctuary for the Holy Family in Egypt. Typical of many of de La Tour's works, a chiaroscuro effect is achieved by lighting the scene with a candle. See also * Saint Joseph's dreams * ''100 Great Paintings'' References 1630s paintings 1640s paintings Paintings by Georges de La Tour Religious paintings Paintings of Saint Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges De La Tour
Georges de La Tour (13 March 1593 – 30 January 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight. Personal life Georges de La Tour was born in the town of Vic-sur-Seille in the Diocese of Metz, which was technically part of the Holy Roman Empire, but had been ruled by France since 1552. Baptism documentation revealed that he was the son of Jean de La Tour, a baker, and Sybille de La Tour, née Molian. It has been suggested that Sybille came from a partly noble family. His parents had seven children in all, with Georges being the second-born. La Tour's educational background remains somewhat unclear, but it is assumed that he traveled either to Italy or the Netherlands early in his career. He may possibly have trained under Jacques Bellange in Nancy, the capital of Lorraine, although their styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
