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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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 NERFINISHED
colorPalette restricted warm tones
countryOfOrigin France
creator Georges de La Tour NERFINISHED
currentLocation Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableFor dramatic contrasts of light and shadow
intimate candlelit scene
subtle religious interpretation
originalTitle Le Nouveau-né NERFINISHED
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