Georges de la Tour: The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds: Georges de la Tour

The Adoration of the Shepherds is a 1644 Religious Painting by French Baroque artist Georges de la Tour.

Analysis of The Adoration of the Shepherds

Using his typical chiaroscuro or dramatic light-to-dark contrast, Georges de la Tour brings intimacy to this 1644 picture titled The Adoration of the Shepherds which is heightened by our proximity to the group.

Close as we are, and in agreement with the silence of the medium of painting itself, this seems to be a portrayal of silent prayer and reverence for the Christ child who is the attention of all eyes in the space.

This Baroque painting is inthe Louvre in Paris, France.

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