Georges de La Tour: The Status of Scholarship

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Masters Research Paper

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

School of Art and Art History, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

First Advisor

M. E. Warlick

Keywords

Georges du Mesnil de La Tour 1593-1652, Painters, France, Biography, Painting, Modern, 17th century

Abstract

Seventeenth-century French painter, Georges de La Tour, was a forgotten artist. His rediscovery in the nineteenth century set off a firestorm of research and a hunt to find more works by the artist. One problem after another arose as scholars attempted to define the artist by his works, his style, and the remnants of his personal history. There remains a volume of contradictory reports, authentication issues, and new scientific techniques which continue to influence study on the artist.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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