Georges De La Tour, Young Man Lighting a Pipe, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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Oil on canvas. The painting offers a half-length portrait of a young man who, in deshabillé, is lighting his pipe … Read more Oil on canvas. The painting offers a half-length portrait of a young man who, in deshabillé, is lighting his pipe by drawing fire with a stick from the candle placed in front of him on the table where a sword also rests: perhaps this is a young knight in a moment of rest. It is precisely the candle, the only source of light in the scene, that suggests that the artist was looking to the production of Georges De La Tour (1593 -1652), the French painter of the Caravaggesque style who became known for his 'nocturnal' scenes, characterized by figures, usually people of low rank rather than historical models or high-born figures, illuminated by the light of a candle, to create a special atmosphere of intimacy.The painting, restored and re-framed, is presented in a stylish frame.
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