Review: Georges de La Tour at the Musée Jacquemart-André

Georges de La Tour, The Repentant Magdalen, c. 1635-1640. Oil on canvas, 113 x 92.7 cm., Washington, National Gallery of Art.

A woman seated in darkness contemplates a skull resting on a table beside a mirror and a flickering flame, her hand supporting her head in a moment of introspective stillness.

“From Shadow to Light” is on view at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris through January 25, 2026

Review: Georges de La Tour at the Musée Jacquemart-André