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Saint Mark

Valentin de Boulogne French

ca. 1624–26

Not on view

Saint Mark is shown with his emblem, a lion, as though interrupted in his dim study by the viewer, to whom he makes a beseeching gesture. This model, too, reappears in other paintings by the artist (including Last Supper, in this gallery). Together with Saint Matthew, on view here, and two companion pictures of the other evangelists, this painting—cleaned for the exhibition—was chosen by Louis XIV to decorate his chamber at Versailles, which it still does; it has been lent exceptionally.

Saint Mark, Valentin de Boulogne (French, Coulommiers-en-Brie 1591–1632 Rome), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Saint Mark

Artist: Valentin de Boulogne (French, Coulommiers-en-Brie 1591–1632 Rome)

Date: ca. 1624–26

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 47 1/4 × 57 1/2 in. (120 × 146 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

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