Georges de La Tour: The Payment of Taxes
- Georges De La Tour illustrates not just a physical painting but one of the interior person in his piece, regarding a tax exchange.
- The three positions of the taxpayer, the collector and the power authority are all symbolic of relations to money and economic life that is relatable for all individuals in different situations. They reflect societal and economic tensions in La Tour’s day, which are issues of class and power. He is not cynically critic however but rather observant of the societal dynamics.
- “In painting, as in life, both the light and the shadow, the chiaroscuro, are different sides of the same coin and share a common source.”
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Good to have your summary in bullet point! So clear and easy understanding! A nice combination of art and taxes to portray the image of money!
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