The Newborn

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The Newborn is a 17th-century painting by French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour, renowned for its intimate, candlelit depiction of a mother and child.

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The Newborn canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
approximateDate circa 1645 ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance key example of Georges de La Tour’s nocturnal style ⓘ
artisticStyle tenebrism ⓘ
collection Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes collection ⓘ
colorPalette restricted warm tones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Georges de La Tour ⓘ
currentLocation Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes ⓘ
depictionType domestic interior ⓘ
depicts candle ⓘ
candlelight ⓘ
child ⓘ
mother ⓘ
newborn baby ⓘ
describedAs intimate, candlelit depiction of a mother and child ⓘ
genre Baroque painting ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn interpretations of domestic religious imagery in Baroque art ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
lightingSource single candle ⓘ
mainSubject mother and child ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
movement French Baroque ⓘ
notableFor dramatic contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ
intimate candlelit scene ⓘ
subtle religious interpretation ⓘ
originalTitle Le Nouveau-né ⓘ
partOf Georges de La Tour’s nocturne paintings ⓘ
theme infancy ⓘ
intimacy ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
religious ambiguity ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
useOfLight chiaroscuro ⓘ

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Georges de La Tour → notableWork → The Newborn ⓘ
Georges de La Tour → notableWork → The Newborn ⓘ
subject linked to: G. de La Tour