by Dimitri Salmon · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070300532
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«Georges de La Tour: Histoire d'une redécouverte», an essay on art history by Jean-Pierre Cuzin and Dimitri Salmon, Gallimard, paperback.
The essay reconstructs the figure of the painter Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), artist to Louis XIII, who fell into oblivion after his death. From 1915 on, art historians undertook his rediscovery and the search for his works. The book analyzes his life, his technique and his use of light and shadow, and includes reproductions of his works.
Published in 2004 in the collection Découvertes Gallimard / Réunion des musées nationaux, with 176 pages in French.
For enthusiasts of art history and French Baroque painting, interested in the recovery of the figure of Georges de La Tour.
