Erminia bei den Hirten,

um 1630

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

134,6 x 185,6 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Französische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

937

Acquisition

Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Valentin de Boulogne, Erminia bei den Hirten, um 1630, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/RQ4XPr8410 (Last updated on 05.03.2024)

Erminia, the daughter of the King of Antioch, has escaped from her Franconian persecutors and asks a gentle shepherd’s family for shelter. This scene is based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem ‘Jerusalem Delivered’. This is an unusual theme for Valentin and was most certainly a commission from an educated Roman art collector. The psychologically sensitive rendition of the meeting combines Caravaggesque chiaroscuro with exquisite colouration.