{"product_id":"lute-player-valentin-de-boulogne-1","title":"Lute Player - Valentin de Boulogne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLute Player\u003c\/b\u003e, painted around 1625–26 by the French Caravaggist \u003cb\u003eValentin de Boulogne\u003c\/b\u003e, stands as one of the most compelling examples of the tenebrist tradition in seventeenth-century European painting. Working in Rome and deeply inspired by Caravaggio's revolutionary use of chiaroscuro, Valentin suffuses this large-scale canvas with dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, drawing the viewer's eye to the musician's absorbed, introspective gaze and the delicate tension of his fingers upon the lute's strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject of the lute player was a beloved motif of the Baroque period, laden with symbolic meaning — music as an allegory of the transience of pleasure, the harmony of the senses, and the passage of time. Valentin elevates this genre scene through monumental scale and psychological depth, rendering his figure with a naturalism that feels strikingly immediate even today. The work belongs to the distinguished European Paintings collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e, where it is celebrated as a masterpiece of the Caravaggesque tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis premium \u003cb\u003estretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e is printed on museum-quality matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch frame with a classic \u003cb\u003egallery wrap\u003c\/b\u003e finish — ready to hang and crafted to honor the grandeur of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eValentin de Boulogne\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eca. 1625–26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 1\/2 x 39 in. (128.3 x 99.1 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBaroque\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"8\" x 10\"","offer_id":59982741012814,"sku":null,"price":53.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" x 18\"","offer_id":59982741111118,"sku":null,"price":66.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\" x 24\"","offer_id":59982741143886,"sku":null,"price":88.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" x 36\"","offer_id":59982741176654,"sku":null,"price":130.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP168811.jpg?v=1782585654","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/lute-player-valentin-de-boulogne-1","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}