Titelpagina voor: Fulgentio Gemma, Ritratto di Madama Serenissima Caterina principessa di Toscane, 1630

About this artwork

Titelpagina voor: Gemma, Fulgentio. Ritratto di Madama Serenissima Caterina principessa di Toscane. Siena: Hercole Gori, 1630.

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...