Famous Tournier

Through History

The works of Nicolas Tournier

Biography
Identified and located works
Unlocated or unidentified works
Controversial works

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Biography

Some biographic elements are available on the Web Gallery of Art.

And there's now a brand new book dedicated to this painter : "Nicolas Tournier" by Hemery Axel, published by Somogy (coédition Musée).

On the occasion of the Nicolas Tournier exhibition of april 2001 in Toulouse (France), the "Dossier de l'Art / Hors série de L'estampille/L'objet d'Art" magazine dedicated its 75th issue to the french representatives of the Caravage current and most particularly to Nicolas Tournier.

Identified and located works

St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA :

"A musical party"

Another "version" of the following painting should be exhibited in this museum.

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary :

"Merry company"

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain :

"Denial of St Peter" (circa 1625)

J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA :

"Five men playing dice"

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany :

"Guardhouse"

Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, France :

"Drinkers reunion"

Tosio Martinengo Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy :

"Flute player"

Unlocated or unidentified works

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"Battle of Constantine"

National Gallery in Palazzo Corsini, Roma, Italy :

? (I only know that some works from Nicolas Tournier are exhibited in room IV)

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bourges, France :

Galleria Estense, Modena, Italy :

? (Two paintings showing drinkers)

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"The drinker"

Coming from an american collection, this painting has recently been sold by the Gerald de Montleau art exhibit.

Controversial works

There are apparently some doubts about the attribution of works to a specific painter of the Caravage current. It's true for Nicolas Tournier as for the current founder, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, also known as the Caravaggio.

The Caravaggio Research Committee dedicated itself to discover the real creators of the Caravage paintings with the help of modern scientific investigation technology.

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France :

"The concert" (circa 1615)

This painting is attributed to Nicolas Tournier by the Renaissance Music and Culture web site.

However, according to the book "Le XVII^e siècle", by Joël Cornette and Alain Mérot (published by Seuil), this painting should be attributed to Lionello Spada (1576-1622).

The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston, Texas, USA :

"Saint-Paul" (circa 1620)

This painting is attributed to Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier.