Georges de La Tour

Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour (unknown), French, Georges de La Tour is a French artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame (circa 1635-37)

    The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame (circa 1635-37)

    Georges de La Tour (French, unknown)

    A lone woman sits in shadow, her face lit by a single flame. The flickering light catches the curve of her skull, the folds of her robe, the stillness of her hands. A mirror lies facedown beside her. The air feels thick with quiet contemplation, the flame’s glow both intimate and isolating.

  • The Repentant Magdalen (c. 1635-1640)

    The Repentant Magdalen (c. 1635-1640)

    Georges de La Tour (French, unknown)

    A single candle flickers in the dark, casting soft light on Mary Magdalene’s bowed head. Her hands rest on a skull, its hollow gaze mirroring her quiet sorrow. The flame’s glow licks at the edges of the frame, leaving the rest swallowed by shadow—a moment suspended between penance and peace.