La Hire, Laurent de
La Hire, Laurent de, La Hire also spelled LA HYRE (b. Feb. 27, 1606,
Paris, Fr.--d. Dec. 28, 1656, Paris), French
Baroque
classical painter
whose best work is marked by gravity, simplicity, and dignity.
[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994]
Photographs by
Mark Harden and Carol Gerten-Jackson.
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Laban seeking his Idols
1647 (20 Kb)
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Abraham Sacrificing Isaac
1650 (50 Kb); Musee Saint-Denis, Reims
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Astronomy
1650 (40 Kb); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans
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