Standbeeld van een faun met panfluit

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plaatrand: hoogte 400 mm x breedte 284 mm

Art Historical Context

Claude Mellan's *Standbeeld van een fa met panfluit* (Statue of a Faun Pan Flute), created in 1677, is a striking engraving that captures the playful spirit of classical mythology. Measuring 400 mm high by 284 mm wide, this reproductive print depicts a faun—a half-human, half-goat figure Roman lore—poised with his pan flute, evoking the rustic joys of nature and associated with the god Pan. Mellan, a renowned French engraver of the Baroque era (1598–1750), specialized in intricate line work that brought sculptures to life on paper, making ancient art accessible to 17th-century collectors and s...

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...