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La Tour

American  
[lah toor, la toor] / lɑ ˈtʊər, la ˈtur /

noun

  1. Georges de 1593–1652, French painter.


La Tour British  
/ la tur /

noun

  1. Georges de (ʒɔrʒ də). ?1593–1652, French painter, esp of candlelit religious scenes

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A spokeswoman for La Tour d’Argent declined to comment on the theft.

From New York Times

La Tour d'Argent rose to fame in the 19th Century and gained notoriety for its signature duck dish, canard au sang, which translates to bloody duck and uses the bird's juices to make a sauce.

From BBC

His lawyer, Pierre La Tour, declined to comment on the new charges, the newspaper reported.

From Seattle Times

Theatrically lit and emotionally overwrought, they harked back to the history painting of Jacques-Louis David, with the spectral atmosphere of Caravaggio or Georges de La Tour.

From New York Times

De La Tour is inviting us to make a connection between the two pairings of head and hand.

From Washington Post