Valentin de Boulogne

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Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632)

• Was a French painter in the tenebrist style.
• Valentin was born in Coulommiers, France.
• He was baptised in the parish of Saint-Denys on 3 January 1591, making 1590 his likely year of birth.
• The family name, also spelled Boullogne and Boulongne.
• His father, also named Valentin, and his uncle Jean were both painters.
• He moved to Italy and is recorded in the stati d'anime for 1620, when he was living in the parish of Santa Maria del Popolo.
• He was studying in Italy under Simon Vouet.
• Approximately 75 of his works survive.
• Valentin's pupils included Pierre de Francqueville and Nicolas Tournier.
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Valentin de Boulogne, The Lute Player, ca. 1626

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2024.

Valentin de Boulogne, The Lute Player, ca. 1626

Valentin de Boulogne, The Four Ages of Man, about 1629

Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-19.

Valentin de Boulogne, The Four Ages of Man, about 1629

Valentin de Boulogne, Erminia with the shepherds, c. 1630

Original, The Pinakotheken, Munich. Visited in 2019.

Valentin de Boulogne, Samson, c. 1630

Original, The Cleveland Museum of Art. Visited in 2020.

Valentin de Boulogne, Samson, c. 1630

Valentin de Boulogne, David with the Head of Goliath and Two Slodiers, 1616-18

Original, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Visited in 2018.

Valentin de Boulogne, David with the Head of Goliath and Two Slodiers, 1616-18

Valentin de Boulogne, David with the Head of Goliath and Two Slodiers, 1616-18

Valentin de Boulogne, The Judgment of Solomon, around 1627 - 1629

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Valentin de Boulogne, The Judgment of Solomon, around 1627 - 1629

Valentin de Boulogne, The Judgment of Solomon, around 1627 - 1629

Valentin de Boulogne, The Judgment of Solomon, around 1627 - 1629

Valentin de Boulogne, Meeting in a cabaret, around 1623 - 1625

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Valentin de Boulogne, Meeting in a cabaret, around 1623 - 1625

Valentin de Boulogne, Meeting in a cabaret, around 1623 - 1625

Valentin de Boulogne, Concert with eight characters also says Concert in an interior, around 1628 - 1630

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Valentin de Boulogne, Concert with eight characters also says Concert in an interior, around 1628 - 1630

Valentin de Boulogne, Concert with eight characters also says Concert in an interior, around 1628 - 1630

Valentin de Boulogne, The Bas-Relief Concert, around 1624 - 1626

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Valentin de Boulogne, The Bas-Relief Concert, around 1624 - 1626

Valentin de Boulogne, The Bas-Relief Concert, around 1624 - 1626

Attributed to Valentin de Boulogne and to Hendrick van Balen, Venus and Love in an amateur cabinet

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Attributed to Valentin de Boulogne and to Hendrick van Balen, Venus and Love in an amateur cabinet

Valentin de Boulogne, Music-making society, c. 1624

Original. Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany. Visited in 2023.

Valentin de Boulogne, Music-making society, c. 1624

Valentin de Boulogne Saint Luke, Evangelist, around 1625

Original, Palace of Versailles, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Valentin de Boulogne Saint Luke, Evangelist, around 1625

Valentin de Boulogne Saint Luke, Evangelist, around 1625

Copy after Valentin de Boulogne, The Judgement of the Prophet Daniel, after 1625

Original, Groeninge Museum Brugge, Belgium. Visited in 2023.