De H. Cajetanus van Thiene neemt van Maria het Christuskind in de armen
Claude Mellan
1671 - 1688
Medium
paper
Dimensions
372; 286
About this artwork
height 372 mm x width 286 mm
About the Artist
Claude Mellan · 1598–1688
Claude Mellan (1598-1688) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and painter who became one of the most innovative printmakers of the French Baroque period. Born in Abbeville to a family of coppersmiths, Mellan rose to become Peintre et Graveur Ordinaire du Roi (Painter and Engraver in Ordinary to the King), achieving recognition for his extraordinary technical mastery. Mellan's artistic significanc...