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Georges de La Tour

Lorrain painter (1593–1652)
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Summary

Georges de La Tour was born on March 13, 1593[1], in Vic-sur-Seille[2]. He died on January 30, 1652[3], in Lunéville[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and architectural drafter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,005 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Lorraine[8]
  • Field of work: painting[9]
  • Notable work: The Dream of Saint Joseph[10], Joseph the Carpenter[11], The Newborn[12]
  • Influenced by: Jacques Bellange[13], Caravaggio[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Movement: Baroque[16]
  • Genre: Caravaggisti[17], genre painting[18], religious painting[19]
  • Commons category: Georges de La Tour[20]
  • Cause of death: epidemic[21]
  • Family name: La Tour[22], de La Tour[23]
  • Given name: Georges[24]
  • Sponsor: Henry II, Duke of Lorraine[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Georges de La Tour[26]
  • Commons gallery: Georges de La Tour[27]
  • Work location: Lunéville[28]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-georges-de-la-tour[29]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32], The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World. Tome 5[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[34]
  • Topic has template: Template:Georges de La Tour[35]
  • Commons Creator page: Georges de La Tour[36]
  • Name in native language: Georges de La Tour[37]

Why It Matters

Georges de La Tour has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Georges de La Tour born?

Georges de La Tour was born in Vic-sur-Seille[2].

Where did Georges de La Tour die?

Georges de La Tour passed away in Lunéville[4].

What did Georges de La Tour do for work?

Georges de La Tour worked as a painter[5] and architectural drafter[6].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of Ontario Caravaggio Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Gemäldegalerie Berlin J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Louvre Abu Dhabi Lunéville Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo del Prado National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland Nationalmuseum National Museum of Western Art Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium The Frick Collection Wallraf–Richartz Museum

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 18d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7700-71B2-CF4B-D231-5F8D
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  2. 7w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00040243n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151060415
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → georges-de-la-tour
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: georges-de-la-tour, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930341|georges de la tour (#289930341)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  4. 13w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-georges-de-la-tou
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described at url: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-georges-de-la-tour, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  5. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, architectural drafter
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: architectural drafter, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect architectural draftsperson → architectural drafter ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingR"
  6. 21w ago · ~2026-28796-71 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement → Baroque
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Movement: Baroque"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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  8. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → La Tour, de La Tour
    Field of work → painting
    Occupation → painter, architectural drafter
    Aliases → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30465|batch #30465]]: add P1810 to P5739 1/3"
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