Sainte Jeanne Frémiot de Chantal
after 1641
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (15.6 x 9.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.270
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Prints collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mellan's *Sainte Jeanne Fré de Chantal*, created after 1641, the serene devotion of Saint Jane Frances deantal (1572–1641), a revered French mystic and co-founder of the Order of Visitation of Holy Mary Saint Francis de Sales. intimate engraving, measuring just 6⅛ × 3¹¹∕₁₆ inches, honors the saint shortly after her death, reflecting the Counter-Reformation's emphasis on holy figures who embodied piety and charitable works. Jane's life bridged nobility and religious reform, making her an inspiring model for 17th-century Catholics amid ...
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...