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was rendered by Valentin de Boulogne between 1625 and 1626 in Rome. The work was then sold, and first appears in the collection of Cardinal Mazarin, a French political minister who owned nine other works by de Boulogne. The painting's title and central figure may be self-referential as de Boulogne's
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The painting itself depicts a young man playing a lute. The figure is clad in rich clothing and a steel
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nickname in Rome was "Amador", which has been loosely translated from Spanish as "lover boy".
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128.3 cm × 99.1 cm (50.5 in × 39.0 in)
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The Lute Player (Caravaggio)

Valentin de Boulogne
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Valentin de Boulogne
Cardinal Mazarin
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
gorget
tenebrism
Caravaggio


"Lute Player"
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1626 paintings
Paintings by Valentin de Boulogne
Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Musical instruments in art
Genre paintings

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