{"id":173762,"date":"2025-04-06T14:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T14:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/van-goghs-roulin-family-portraits-on-view-in-boston-art-antique-marketplace\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T14:23:22","slug":"van-goghs-roulin-family-portraits-on-view-in-boston-art-antique-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762","title":{"rendered":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"Van<\/figure>\n

From March 30 to September 7, 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston presents the exhibition \u201cVan Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston \u00b7 Image: Vincent van Gogh: \u201cPostman Joseph Roulin\u201d (detail), 1888. Boston, MFA<\/em><\/p>\n

Between 1888 and 1889 during his stay in Arles, in the south of France, Vincent van Gogh (1853\u201390) created a number of portraits of a neighboring family\u2014the postman Joseph Roulin; his wife, Augustine and their three children: Armand, Camille and Marcelle. Van Gogh\u2019s tender relationship with the postman and his family, and his groundbreaking portrayals of them, are at the heart of this exhibition, which is the first dedicated to the Roulin portraits and the deep bonds of friendship between the artist and this family.<\/p>\n

Visitors can see approximately 20 works by Van Gogh, including the MFA\u2019s iconic portraits\u00a0Postman Joseph Roulin<\/em>\u00a0(1888) and\u00a0Lullaby: Madame Augustine Roulin Rocking a Cradle (La Berceuse)<\/em>\u00a0(1889) as well as important loans from museums such as the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Museum of Modern Art in New York and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Additionally, key works of earlier Dutch art and Japanese woodblock prints\u2014both of which profoundly informed Van Gogh\u2019s portrait practice\u2014along with new scientific findings provide critical insight into elements of the artist\u2019s creative process, from his painterly touch to his choice of materials. Letters written by Postman Roulin bring to life the deep bond of friendship and a major turning point in Van Gogh\u2019s life, as he moved to a new city and grappled with his mental health. He dreamed of creating a vibrant community of artists in Arles, which led to a visit by fellow painter Paul Gauguin, whose work is included here.<\/p>\n

Despite imagining himself as a husband and father, Van Gogh never married or had children. As he came to terms with this, he found comfort in his relationship with the Roulins; his portraits of them capture an intimacy that resonates across place and time in families of all kinds\u2014biological, chosen or observed. This exhibition gives visitors the most in-depth look yet at the emotional underpinnings of some of the beloved artist\u2019s most widely recognized paintings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From March 30 to September 7, 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston presents the exhibition \u201cVan Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits\u201d Source: Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston \u00b7 Image: Vincent van Gogh: \u201cPostman Joseph Roulin\u201d (detail), 1888. Boston, MFA Between 1888 and 1889 during his stay in Arles, in the south of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[3860,1885,19855,730,48569,10883,46390,69416,6704,10183],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-173762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","tag-antique","tag-art","tag-boston","tag-family","tag-goghs","tag-marketplace","tag-portraits","tag-roulin","tag-van","tag-view"],"yoast_head":"\nVan Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From March 30 to September 7, 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston presents the exhibition \u201cVan Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits\u201d Source: Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston \u00b7 Image: Vincent van Gogh: \u201cPostman Joseph Roulin\u201d (detail), 1888. Boston, MFA Between 1888 and 1889 during his stay in Arles, in the south of […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"736\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\"},\"headline\":\"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\"},\"wordCount\":375,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ANTIQUE\",\"Art\",\"Boston\",\"Family\",\"Goghs\",\"Marketplace\",\"portraits\",\"Roulin\",\"Van\",\"View\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Art\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\",\"name\":\"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":736},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"description\":\"Daily Deals\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Som2ny Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network","og_description":"From March 30 to September 7, 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston presents the exhibition \u201cVan Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits\u201d Source: Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston \u00b7 Image: Vincent van Gogh: \u201cPostman Joseph Roulin\u201d (detail), 1888. Boston, MFA Between 1888 and 1889 during his stay in Arles, in the south of […]","og_url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762","og_site_name":"Som2ny Network","article_published_time":"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":736,"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371"},"headline":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace","datePublished":"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762"},"wordCount":375,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg","keywords":["ANTIQUE","Art","Boston","Family","Goghs","Marketplace","portraits","Roulin","Van","View"],"articleSection":["Art"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762","name":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace - Som2ny Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-06T14:23:22+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_-_1888_-_MFA_Boston.jpg","width":750,"height":736},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173762#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Van Gogh\u2019s Roulin Family Portraits on view in Boston \u00bb Art & Antique Marketplace"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","name":"Som2ny Network","description":"Daily Deals","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization","name":"Som2ny Network","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","width":300,"height":86,"caption":"Som2ny Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/fivemor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/173763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173762"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdealstore&post=173762"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=173762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}