The Education of the Virgin by Georges de La Tour is an intimate Baroque oil on canvas painted around 1650 and held in the Frick Collection in New York. La Tour uses dramatic chiaroscuro and a muted palette to portray a quiet moment of spiritual study, with the figures illuminated by a single candle that highlights their faces and the open book they focus on. This careful interplay of light and shadow reflects his mature style influenced by Caravaggism while emphasizing solemnity and contemplation rather than theatricality. The composition underscores themes of devotion, learning, and the transmission of religious knowledge in a humble domestic setting, reinforcing La Tour’s reputation for capturing profound spiritual depth through restrained yet powerful imagery.