Portret van kardinaal Guido Bentivoglio
Claude Mellan
1632
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
152; 221
About this artwork
Prent uit: Bentivoglio, Guido. Della Guerra di Fiandra. Keulen: s.n., 1632. De prent werd eveneens gebruikt in een editie uit 1633. De voorbereidende tekening bevindt zich in de collectie van de Hermitage te Sint-Petersburg, inv.nr. 4618.
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...