The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
1625 · oil on canvas
Dimensions 162 × 105 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (French - Le Vielleur) is an oil on canvas painting by Georges de La Tour. The artist neither signed nor dated it, but it was produced in the first phase of his career, probably between 1620 and 1625. It is also known as The Hurdy-Gurdy Player in a Hat (Le Vielleur au chapeau) or The Hurdy-Gurdy Player with a Fly (Le Vielleur à la mouche).
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About this artwork
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (1625) by Georges de La Tour, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour (March 13, 1593 – January 30, 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
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