GEORGES DE LA TOUR
(Vic-sur-Seille, March 13, 1593 – Lunéville, January 30, 1652) was a painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which became part of France the year before his death. He painted mostly religious scenes lit by candlelight, and after centuries of posthumous obscurity became one of the most highly regarded of French 17th century artists in the 20th century.

The child in the works of de la Tour:

Georges de la Tour, Joseph, the Carpenter

Georges de la Tour, A Young Singer

Georges de la Tour, Appearance of Angel to St. Joseph, Oil on canvas, 1628-1645, 93 × 81 cm, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Georges de la Tour, Boy-Blowing-at-Lamp, Oil on canvas, ca.1649, 61 x 51 cm, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Georges de la Tour, The Newborn (detail), c. 1645, Oil on canvas, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Georges de la Tour, The Newborn, c. 1645, Oil on canvas, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Georges de la Tour, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1644