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Laurent de La Hire

 

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Laurent de La Hire
La Hyre

born: Paris, France; 27 February 1606
died: Paris, France; 28 December 1656

He was the son of the painter Étienne de La Hire (c. 1583–1643), but was heavily influenced by the work of Georges Lallemont and Orazio Gentileschi.

 

La Hire: Abraham Sacrificing Isaac

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac
1650
Musée Saint-Denis
Reims, France

La Hire: Allegorical Figure of Grammar

Allegorical Figure of Grammar
1650
National Gallery
London, England

La Hire: Astronomy

Astronomy
1649
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Orléans, France

La Hire: Laban Searching Jacob's Bagagge for the Stolen Idols

Laban Searching
Jacob's Baggage
for the Stolen Idols
1647
Louvre, Paris, France

 

La Hire: Cornelia Refusses the Crown of Egypt

Cornelia Refuses
the Crown of Egypt
1646
Museum of Fine Arts
Budapest, Hungary

La Hire: Landscape with Peace and Justice Embracing

Landscape with
Peace and Justice
Embracing
1654
Museum of Art
Toledo, Ohio, US

[Toledo is a place you might not normally expect lesbian art - ed]

La Hire: The Children of Bethel

The Children of Bethel
Mourned by their Mothers
1653
Palais Saint-Vaast
Arras, France

 

La Hire: Theseus and Aethra
La Hire: [detail] Theseus and Aethra

Theseus and Aethra
1635-40
Museum of Fine Arts
Budapest, Hungary

 

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