Talk:Valentin de Boulogne

Sources

A lot of the information in this article seems to be taken directly from other sources (Grove Art?). Also, the description of the Fortune Teller Soldiers is completely wrong for an encyclopedia. Too personal of a voice. Honestly, I think this article needs to be rewritten from scratch. --Stomme 08:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, it seems this is copied directly (with minor shuffling) from: http://mehallowk.bravehost.com/fortuneteller.html --Stomme 09:15, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I've added a few facts gleaned from a magazine article (referenced) and may do more later, though this is a pretty terrible article, and really could do with complete rewriting as suggested above. Peas&you (talk) 22:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Miscelaneous

"Santa Maria del Popolo" is referred to out of the blue. Presumably this is the district in Rome.

File:Valentin de Boulogne - Soldiers Playing Cards and Dice (The Cheats).jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Picture of the day

Soldiers Playing Cards and Dice (also known as The Cheats), c. 1618–1620, by Valentin de Boulogne (c. 1590 – 1632). Born in Coulommiers, France, Valentin was the son of a painter and studied in Italy under Simon Vouet.Painting: Valentin de Boulogne