Gaspard de Daillon du Lude (ca. 1602–1676)
1628
Medium
Vellum stretched over copper
Dimensions
Octagonal, 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (157 x 122 mm)
Classification
Miniatures
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.72.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 17th-century French portraiture with Jacques Saillant's *Gaspard de Da du Lude* (ca. 1602–1676), a delicate miniature painted in 1628. This octagonal gem, measuring just 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches, captures the nobleman—likely a prominent figure in Louis XIII's court—in exquisite detail. Saillant, a skilled French miniaturist, exemplifies the's demand for highly personal likenesses, often worn as jewelry or kept in private collections. The innovative medium of vellum stretched over copper underscores its artistic ingenuity. Vellum, a fine parchment made from animal s...
About the Artist
Jacques Saillant · 1620–1638
**Jacques Saillant** (active by 1620–died in or after 1638) was a French portrait miniaturist born in Avignon who joined an Augustinian religious order, adopting the name Saliano (or Salianus Augustinianus). Little is known of his early life or formal training, which remains undocumented in surviving sources; however, his presence in Rome and Florence from 1620 to 1633 suggests exposure to the vib...