Art, literature & historyValentin de Boulogne
1591–1632
Selected artwork
Lute Player
ca. 1625–26
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Other names (56)
Boullogne, Colombien, De Colombien, Inamorato, Jean, Jean de Boulogne, Jean Valentin, Le Valantin, Le Valentin, Le Valentin Boulogne, le valentin de boulogne, Le Valintin, Moise Boullongne, Moise Boulogne, Moïse Valentin, Moise Valentin De Boullogne, Monsieur Valentin, Monsieur Valentini, Monsieur Valentino, Monsiu Valentin, Monsù Valentin, Monsù Valentini, Monsù Valentino, Monsù Valentino francese, Monsù Valentino pittor francese, Moyse Valentin, Mr. Valentino, Msù Valentino, M. Valentin, M. Valentino, Peter Valentine, Peter Valentino, Valantin, Valantino, Valentijn, Valentijn de Boulogne, Valentin, Valentin Colombien, Valentin de Boullogne, Valentin De Boulogne, Valentine, Valentine de Boulogne, Valentini, Valentini de Boulogne, Valentinio, valentin le valentin, Valentino, Valentino de Boulogne, Valentyn, Valestin, Valestin de Boulogne, Vallentin, vallentin de boulogne, Vallentine, Vallentino, Velantin
Biography
Valentin de Boulogne (before 3 January 1591 – 19 August 1632), sometimes referred to as Le Valentin, was a French painter in the tenebrist style.
Valentin was born in Coulommiers, France, where 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, appears to originate from Boulogne-sur-Mer, a city in northern France in the colony of Pas-de-Calais, though the family had dwelt at Coulommiers since at least 1489. His father, also named Valentin, and his uncle Jean were both painters.
It can be presumed that Valentin would have first started painting in his father's studio prior to moving to Paris or Fontainebleau, and before leaving for Italy. Valentin is recorded in Italy in the stati d'anime for 1620, when he was living in the parish of Santa Maria del Popolo.
While studying in Italy under Simon Vouet, Valentin came under the influence of Caravaggio and Bartolomeo Manfredi.
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- Bartolomeo Manfredieditorial inference
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- Caravaggioeditorial inference
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- Simon Voueteditorial inference
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Later influence
- Nicolas Tourniereditorial inference
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Valentin de Boulogne. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux1 recorded work
- Museo Nacional del Prado1 recorded work
- MUŻA — The National Community Art Museum1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Art1 recorded work
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work