VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE: BEYOND CARAVAGGIO Extended Until 1/22

Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio, currently on view at The Met, has been extended by one week and will now close on Sunday, January 22, 2017. 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 coming from Rome, Vienna, Munich, Madrid, London, and Paris.

"Through an Artist's Eyes: John Currin on Valentin de Boulogne," a conversation between artist John Currin and exhibition curator Keith Christiansen, John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of European Paintings at The Met, about their responses to the work of the artist will be featured as part of the MetFridays Program. Free with Museum admission.

When: Friday, December 9, 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: The Met Fifth Avenue, The Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education.

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