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This 10 page paper discusses the painting Magdalen with the Smoking Flame by De La Tour. Iconography is discussed, as well as personal revelations of the painting. History of De La Tour included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of art and hope to gain the deeper and underlying messages of the artist in one brief glimpse, but rather must take the time to understand the time period, the
artists life and environment, and lastly, the way in which this particular piece of art influences its viewers. A good example of this can be found in the LA County
Museum among the European collections. VISUAL ANALYSIS Georges de la Tours Magdalene with the Smoking Flame series serves as a brilliant example
of his time period. Taken with religious symbolism, this painting is one of three in a series. In De La Tours painting, Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, one is drawn
to the richness of the colors, even in the half-light. Marys hairstyle is simple and plain; her nose is long, as well as her fingers and face. There is just
the hint of pregnancy about her as she stares into the flame. On the table rests a crude replica of the cross.
This painting is the second of four such paintings by De La Tour on this particular subject. The first has the flame hidden as Mary studies at the table. The
second of course has the flame smoking and Mary just beginning to show the signs of pregnancy. The third has Mary obviously pregnant and the flame reflected in a mirror.
The fourth, there is no actual fire, but there seems to be an inner glow as she holds her child. ICONOGRAPHY
The symbolism of this painting is rife with religious overtones. The symbol that is, of course, the strongest, is the flame. When two candles are placed on an altar,
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