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- NAME: Georges de La Tour
- OCCUPATION: Painter
- BIRTH DATE: March 19, 1593
- DEATH DATE: January 30, 1652
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Vic-sur-seille, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Luneville, France
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French painter Georges La Tour is considered a major influence on Caravaggio for his use of simple lighting, like candles, in a realistic manner.
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Play NowGeorges de La Tour. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 03:21, May 20, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/georges-de-la-tour-9374449.
Georges de La Tour. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/georges-de-la-tour-9374449 [Accessed 20 May 2013].
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Georges de La Tour [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 20] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/georges-de-la-tour-9374449.
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Georges de La Tour. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/georges-de-la-tour-9374449. Accessed May 20, 2013.
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French painter Georges La Tour, born in 1593, is considered a major influence on Caravaggio for his use of simple lighting, like candles, in a realistic manner. Although little is known of La Tour's life, he regained popularity in the 20th century as more of his works were correctly identified.
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