Last Chance: Final Weeks to View Work by Valentin de Boulogne at The Met Fifth Avenue


Valentin de Boulogne (French, 1591-1632). A Musical Party (detail), ca. 1626. Oil on canvas. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (AC1998.58.1)

Final Weeks to View Major Exhibition of Work by Valentin de Boulogne at The Met Fifth Avenue

Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio

On view through January 22

The greatest French follower of Caravaggio (1571–1610), Valentin de Boulogne (1591–1632), was also one of the outstanding artists in 17th-century Europe. In the years following Caravaggio's death, he emerged as one of the most original protagonists of the new, naturalistic painting. Valentin de Boulogne is the first monographic exhibition devoted to this artist, who is little known because his career was short-lived—he died at age 41—and his works are so rare. Around 60 paintings by Valentin survive, and this exhibition brings together 45 of them, with works from Rome, Vienna, Munich, Madrid, London, and Paris. Exceptionally, the Musée du Louvre, which possesses the most important and extensive body of Valentin's works, has lent all of its paintings by the artist. Valentin has long been admired by those with a passion for Caravaggesque painting, and his work was a reference point for the great realists of the 19th century, from Courbet to Manet. His startlingly vibrant staging of dramatic events and the deep humanity of his figures, who seem touched by a pervasive melancholy, make his work unforgettable.

 


Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Rinaldo in the Enchanted Forest, ca. 1763. Brown wash over very light black chalk underdrawing, 13 1/4 x 18 in. (33.5 x 45.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; Guy Wildenstein Gift; The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund; Kristin Gary Fine Art Gift; and funds from various donors, 2009 (2009.236)

Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant—Works from New York Collections

On view through January 8

Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) was perhaps the most forward-looking artist of the 18th century. His originality can be found in the spirited touch and fertile imagination that infuses his entire output, but is best appreciated in his works on paper. This exhibition of approximately 110 drawings and prints explores his full range of invention, from the quick sketches that captured his initial ideas, to the finished drawings so highly valued by collectors from his own day to the present. It is a testament to the special place Fragonard has held in the hearts of New York collectors that the selection is drawn entirely from local collections, public and private.

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