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Claude Mellan
c. 1646
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
212; 158
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 212 mm (binnen plaatrand afgesneden) x breedte 158 mm (binnen 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...