La Hire, Laurent de, La Hire also spelled LA HYRE (b. Feb. 27, 1606,
Paris, Fr.--d. Dec. 28, 1656, Paris), French
Baroque
classical painter
whose best work is marked by gravity, simplicity, and dignity.
[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994]
Photographs by
Carol Gerten-Jackson.
Laban seeking his Idols
1647 (20 Kb)
Abraham Sacrificing Isaac
1650 (50 Kb); Musee Saint-Denis, Reims
Astronomy
1650 (40 Kb); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans