# Peter van Boucle

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{{Short description|Flemish Baroque painter}}
thumb|270px|right|''Still life''

'''Peter van Boucle'''<ref>Name variations: Peter van Boeckel, Pieter van Boeckel, Pierre van Boucle, Pieter van Boeckel, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter van Boucle, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter Boucle, Pierre van Boucle</ref> (between 1600 en 1610 (?), probably [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp) – 1673, [Paris](/source/Paris)) was a [Flemish](/source/Southern_Netherlands) [Baroque](/source/Baroque_painting) painter who worked for a large part of his life in Paris where he was one of the most prolific Flemish still life painters.<ref name=fram>Pierre Rosenberg, 'Seventeenth-century French Paintings in American Collections', Réunion des musées nationaux (France), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982</ref>

==Life==
There is little information available about the life and training of Peter van Boucle. He claimed that he was a pupil of [Frans Snyders](/source/Frans_Snyders) but there are no written sources available in Antwerp that support this contention. However, there are stylistic similarities in his works which suggest that he worked in the vicinity of Frans Snijders.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/11352 Peter van Boucle] at the [Netherlands Institute for Art History](/source/Netherlands_Institute_for_Art_History) {{in lang|nl}}</ref>
thumb|290px|left|''Still life of fruits and glassware with two dogs''

Van Boucle's father Carel was an engraver, who had become a master in the [Guild of St. Luke](/source/Guild_of_St._Luke) of Antwerp in 1603 and emigrated to Paris in 1617.<ref name=larousse>[http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/peinture/Boucle/151249 Peter van Boucle] on Larousse {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Peter van Boucle was registered with his father in Paris in 1623. At that time many Flemish artists were active in the Parisian district of [Saint-Germain des-Près](/source/Saint-Germain_des-Pr%C3%A8s).<ref name=musee>[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/decouvrir/expositions/saveur/expo_saveur_flandres.htm Peter van Boucle] on the site Joconde {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
thumb|270px|''Apples, pears, grapes and peaches on a pewter dish on a table top''

He worked for a while with the still life painter [Lubin Baugin](/source/Lubin_Baugin) in the studio of [Simon Vouet](/source/Simon_Vouet). Here they made designs for tapestries (which have not been located). He probably also was familiar with the still life painters [Jacques Linard](/source/Jacques_Linard) and [Louise Moillon](/source/Louise_Moillon), since his work shows affinities with theirs.<ref name=ox>[http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T010448 Lesley Stevenson. "Boucle, Pierre."] Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 16 May. 2014, p 225–226</ref>

According to the early French biographer [Florent le Comte](/source/Florent_le_Comte) he died in misery because of his dissolute life despite his success as an artist.<ref name=larousse/>
==Works==
Van Boucle signed his works with the initials PVB and his works are therefore sometimes confused with those of other artists such as Pieter van den Bos and [Peeter van den Bemden](/source/Peeter_van_den_Bemden).<ref name=larousse/><ref name=dor>[https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/2331322 Peeter van den Bemden, ''Still life with fish and seafood''] at Dorotheum</ref>

Van Boucle mainly painted still lifes and paintings of animals. He is considered one of the best Flemish animal painters, together with [Pieter Boel](/source/Pieter_Boel) and [Nicasius Bernaerts](/source/Nicasius_Bernaerts).<ref name=ox/> Van Boucle often animated his still life compositions with cats and dogs, much like his master Frans Snyders.<ref name=fram/> He worked for several patrons, including nobles and courtiers as well as hop keepers alike. His works are now mostly in private collections.<ref name=ox/>
thumb|260px|''Butcher's meat with dog and cat''

Van Boucle painted many works that allude to wealth and luxury. These elements are visible in his still lifes, which show the luster of fruits and vegetables that contrast with the glow of jewelry, silverware and other objects. He was very adept at representing the smoothness of Chinese porcelain that is often present in his paintings.
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