Saint Thomas by Georges de La Tour, John 11:1-16, Bible.Gallery
Saint Thomas is a oil on canvas painting by Georges de La Tour (1593–1652), created in 1630. Measuring 54 × 65 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from John 11:1-16. This painting is housed at National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Park, Tokyo.
Saint Thomas created
1630
and was completed in 1630
Its dimension is 54cm wide and
65cm high
and it was drawn with oil on canvas style.
Artwork Description
This is one of La Tour's 'daylight' masterpieces. The bold, simplified modelling is combined here with a psychological analysis of rare subtlety. The refined sable and slate-grey colouring distinguishes the work from the five other La Tours in the Louvre, where red predominate.
Artist : Georges de La Tour