Simon VouetFrench, 1590–1649Le Christ en croix
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Yes, on view now
Where is “Le Christ en croix” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 911, Aile Sully, Niveau 2, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
Open now· until 9:00 PM
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- INV 8494
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2005 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Thierry Le Mage
In the life of Simon Vouet
The whole life1627–1649
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
1638
Death of his wife Virginia
Virginia da Vezzo died in France — a Roman, “a painter known for her beauty”, Vouet's pupil and the model for his Madonnas, and the mother of his five children.
1640
The king sets Poussin against Vouet
Louis XIII summoned Nicolas Poussin, famous in Italy, to Paris with the words “Now Vouet is caught!” and deliberately set the two painters against each other. Vouet, a friend of Poussin, probably chose not to stop his supporters' pamphlets; in the end Poussin returned to Italy and Vouet kept his primacy at court.
1640
Marries Radegonde Béranger
Two years after Virginia's death Vouet married a French widow, Radegonde Béranger, with whom he had three more children.
1641
Death of his brother Aubin Vouet
Simon's younger brother, the painter Aubin Vouet (1595–1641), died.
