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How did Georges de la Tour eliminate dogmatic significance and traditional iconographic meaning in his Adoration of the Shepherds?

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The correct response is Option B. The absence of halos.

Step-by-step explanation:

Georges de la Tour was a French painter during the Baroque period (the early 1600s). He is known for painting works depicted in candlelight. His paintings are known for the inward contemplation they seem to portray and the detail of the elements in the picture that seem almost touchable. In the Adoration of the Shepherds, for example, the details of the sleeping infant are remarkable. It is also noteworthy that the Shepherds are bringing simple gifts like a Shepherd's staff and a terrine and a lamb that are more in line with french Christmas songs called noels at the time, according to art scholar Geraldine Dunphy Wind.

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