Les Oeuvres de Mr. de Voiture
Claude Mellan
1650
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
146; 176
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 176 mm (op plaatrand afgesneden) x breedte 146 mm (op plaatrand afgesneden)
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...