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Fortune-Teller
Valentin de Boulogne French
Not on view
One of Valentin’s most famous pictures, Fortune-Teller brings together the expected cast of characters around the themes of thievery, love, and music—in short, the deceptions of life. The Anatolian carpet and harp suggest a more patrician setting than usual. The depiction of the hands plucking the harp in dappled light is a tour-de-force. Not surprisingly, by 1683 the picture was displayed in the king’s chamber at Versailles.
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