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    Food for the Soul: Renoir and Love

    ByNina Heyn

    By Nina Heyn Imagine that it is 1871 in Paris. The city, and in fact the whole country, are recovering from a brutal Franco-Prussian war as well as a revolt of Communards that has destroyed many Paris streets and buildings. In the art world, the paintings considered most prestigious are historical and mythological tableaux that…

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    Food for the Soul: Georges de La Tour Exhibition in Paris, 2025

    ByNina Heyn

    By Nina Heyn Georges de La Tour (c. 1593 -1652) was forgotten almost immediately after his death until the early 20th century, and nowadays, he is very popular. The reasons for both the forgetting and the renewed popularity are eerily similar. He painted flat surfaces and intimate settings, and his religious-themed paintings portray saints and the…