Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani
Claude Mellan
1636 - 1637
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
235; 373
About this artwork
height 373 mm x width 235 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...