Saint John the Baptist in the Desert
Claude Mellan
1629
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.2 × 27.7 cm (14 11/16 × 10 15/16 in.); Plate: 39.4 × 27.8 cm (15 9/16 × 11 in.); Sheet: 41.6 × 30 cm (16 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
219911
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...