Today, the blue light emitted by smartphones in the dark is, sadly, the closest contemporary equivalent to a candlelit glow. But centuries ago, the hauntingly beautiful paintings of Georges de La Tour ...
Georges de La Tour, "The New-born" (c. 1645), oil on canvas (photo courtesy the Musée Jacquemart-André; all other photos Olivia McEwan/Hyperallergic) The exhibition's focus is on how de La Tour ...