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Getting the Valentins Ready for The Met

November 2, 2016

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen summarizes the remarkable conservation work done over the past few years to prepare paintings from across the globe for exhibition in Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio.
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Copying Valentin

December 19, 2016

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen highlights the aspects of Valentin de Boulogne's work that Neoclassical painter Jacques Louis David included in his own pictures.
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Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio

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Installing Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio

October 12, 2016

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen takes readers behind the scenes as a diverse team of Met staff prepare for the opening of the exhibition Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio.
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Valentin's Models: They All Had Names

January 12, 2017

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen says goodbye to Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio by highlighting some of the everyday Romans who served as models in many of the artist's paintings.
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Suspending Time in Valentin de Boulogne's Scenes

September 15, 2016

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen observes how Valentin de Boulogne captures transitory moments in his paintings.
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Valentin and the Problem of Painting from Life

November 29, 2016

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen explains Valentin de Boulogne's brilliant method for composing the figures in his paintings prior to working with his models.
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Who Wore It Best? Recurring Fashion in Valentin de Boulogne's Paintings

February 2, 2017

By Jonquil O'Reilly

Guest blogger Jonquil O'Reilly highlights some of the apparel that appears in multiple works by Valentin de Boulogne.
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A Brief History of Comic Valentines

February 14, 2024

By Nancy Rosin

They're not always love notes. Explore the history of the penny dreadful.
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The "Greenaway Vogue": Kate Greenaway's World of Valentines

February 13, 2019

By Nancy Rosin

Among The Met's extensive collection of ephemera is a set of valentines by the Victorian artist Kate Greenaway. In honor of Valentine's Day, our resident cataloger of valentines, Nancy Rosin, shares her favorites and discusses their unique artistry.
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Evening dress

Valentina (American, born Kyiv 1899–1989)

Date: ca. 1934
Accession Number: 1995.245.1

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Dinner dress

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: 1942
Accession Number: 43.96.1a–d

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Slippers

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: 1942
Accession Number: 43.96.3

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Cape

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: 1935–45
Accession Number: 1979.344.14

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Dress

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: ca. 1955
Accession Number: 1977.363.33

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Evening coat

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: ca. 1955
Accession Number: 1975.233.2a, b

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Evening dress

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: 1938
Accession Number: C.I.50.47.3

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Dress

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: ca. 1945
Accession Number: 1981.518.8

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Dress

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: 1940s
Accession Number: 1974.81.3a, b

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Evening cape

Valentina Gowns (American, 1928–1957)

Date: late 1930s
Accession Number: 1982.158.11