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Valentin de Boulogne, also known by the spelling de Boullogne or as Le Valentin (Coulommiers, 3 January 1591 – Rome, 19 August 1632), was a French painter, interpreter of tenebrism and considered the greatest of the Caravaggesques, according to the historian of 'art Federico Zeri. Born in the Ile de France in Coulommiers in 1591 and coming from a family of Italian artists, after his apprenticeship in France, Valentin de Boulogne moved to Rome in 1612 where he was attracted by Caravaggio-style painting, then dominant. Read the full biography

Valentin de Boulogne, also known by the spelling de Boullogne or as Le Valentin (Coulommiers, 3 January 1591 – Rome, 19 August 1632), was a French painter, interpreter of tenebrism and considered the greatest of the Caravaggesques, according to the historian of 'art Federico Zeri. Born in the Ile de France in Coulommiers in 1591 and coming from a family of Italian artists, after his apprenticeship in France, Valentin de Boulogne moved to Rome in 1612 where he was attracted by Caravaggio-style painting, then dominant. Francesco Barberini entrusted him with the task of painting the monumental Allegory of Rome in 1626, which today is located in Rome at the Finnish Institute, Villa Lante. In Rome he obtained the protection of illustrious clients such as the Barberini and thanks to the support of his cardinal nephew Francesco - nephew of Urban VIII - he received the task of working alongside prestigious names such as Simon Vouet, his alleged master, and Nicolas Poussin; for St. Peter's Basilica he carried out what is his most prestigious commission, The Martyrdom of Saints Processus and Martinianus (1629).