Name: Georges de la Tour: The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds
Uploaded: 2020-09-09 15:16:24
Duration: 5 h 5 min 36 s
Description: The only diurnal painting by Georges de La Tour in the Louvre along with the Saint Thomas, the Cheat illustrates a theme that was frequently taken up in the wake of Caravaggio. The young man is subjected here to three major temptations according to 17th-century moral standards: gambling, wine, and lust.

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Georges de la Tour: The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds

The only diurnal painting by Georges de La Tour in the Louvre along with the Saint Thomas, the Cheat illustrates a theme that was frequently taken up in the wake of Caravaggio. The young man is subjected here to three major temptations according to 17th-century moral standards: gambling, wine, and lust.

Duration: 00:03:20

Categories: Old Masters,Slow Art

Tags: Georges, Tour, The, Card, Sharp, with, the, Ace, Diamonds, georges de la tour, de la tour, the card sharp with the ace of diamonds, old masters, old master, 17th century, painting, the louvre, louvre, paris, france, french, french art, historical, art history

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