Maurice Quentin de La Tour
1704–1788 · French · 32 artworks
RococoPastel applicationPsychological realismIntricate detailLuminous colorUse of sfumato
artist bio
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was a prominent French Rococo portraitist, specializing in pastel portraits. He captured the likenesses of many influential figures of his time with remarkable realism and psychological insight, becoming the portraitist of the French court.
what you'll learn
Studying La Tour's work teaches students about the Rococo style, pastel techniques, and portraiture. Students can learn to analyze facial expressions and capture the personality of the sitter.
related: Jean-Honore Fragonard, Francois Boucher, Rosalba Carriera
32 artworks
Beautiful girl from Zuylen
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Jean Charles Garnier d'Isle
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Father Jean Bernard Le Blanc, art critic
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Prince Xavier of Saxony
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Count Clement Wenceslaus of Saxony
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Portrait of abbot
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Louis XV of France
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Portrait of King Louis XV
1748
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The President of Rieux in prom dress
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Portrait of Philibert Orry de Vignory
1737
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Charles Louis Fouquet, Duke of Belle Isle
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Antoine Gaspard Grimold de la Reyniere
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The canon of the cathedral of Reims
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Francois Dachery
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Self-Portrait with lace jabot
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Face of the man
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Marc Rene, Marquis de Voyer d'Argenson
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Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1753
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Abbot Jean Antoine Nollet
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Father Emmanuel
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Mademoiselle Salle
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The Marshal de Belle Isle
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Abbot Claude Charles Deschamps
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Abbot Jean Jacques Huber
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Marie Fel with eyes full of love
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Portrait of Duval de l'Epinoy
1745
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Marc René, Marquis de Voyer d'Argenson, Lieutenant General of the King's armies, Inspector General of Cavalry
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Jean Monnet
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Portrait of Alexandre-Jean-Joseph Le Riche de La Pouplinière
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Portrait of Louis XV of France
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Gabriel Bernard de Rieux
1741
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Marie Leszczyńska
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