Claude Mellan

408 works

One of Claude Mellan's engravings, The Face of Christ, is made from a single spiralling line that starts at the tip of Jesus' nose. Read more

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Engraving of Saint Bruno kneeling and praying in a rocky wilderness, with a dog, skull and book nearby.

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan

Engraved portrait of a bearded bishop in a broad clerical hat and buttoned garment, with an inscription below.

Nicolas Coeffeteau, Bishop of Marseilles

1623

Portrait of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

1636

Engraving of a rocky landscape with open tombs, rising figures, mourners carrying a body, and crosses on a distant hill.

Gabriel Naudé. Line engraving by C. Mellan

Line engraving of a bearded man in a cloak and white collar, with a caption plate below.

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by C. Mellan after himself

Pencil portrait drawing of a young woman with upswept hair and earrings, head and shoulders in an oval frame.

Portrait of Virginia de Vezzo da Velletri

1626

Pencil and chalk portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace, set in an oval mount on grey-blue paper.

Bust of a man with mustache and goatee and turned-down collar to the right

Ink and wash drawing of Mary Magdalene praying with a rosary, beside a skull, book, and cross under rays of light.

Allegory in honor of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg

1619

Engraving of a nude young man with a cross and a lamb seated by a stream in a forest.

Saint John the Baptist in the Desert

1629

Engraving of a classical statue of an amazon with one arm raised and a round shield at her side, on a plinth.

Standbeeld van een amazone die haar arm opheft

1636

Engraving of a nude putto standing on a dolphin above a shell base, plate numbered 151, by Claude Mellan.

Standbeeld van een putto op een dolfijn

1636

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a mustache, wearing a broad collar and cape, on a printed page.

Portret van Vincenzo Giustiniani

1631

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, with an inscription naming Peiresc, 1656.

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by R. Gaywood, 1656, after C. Mellan

Engraving of a reclining nude woman on a draped bed with playful putti, one holding grapes, and cherubs above.

Standbeeld van Diana met pijlenkoker op haar rug

1636

Engraving of a woman with feathered hair holding a platter with a severed head, with a Latin inscription below.

Herodias met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper

1608

Engraving of a nude classical statue of Apollo leaning on a lyre beside a column, standing on a pedestal.

Standbeeld van Apollo met de lier

1636

Engraving of a draped classical female statue standing on a pedestal, printed on a book page.

Jacob Draws Water for Rachel's Animals (Jacob abreuve le troupeau de Rachel)

Engraving of a nude statue of Mercury holding a caduceus, with a putto seated at his feet on a pedestal.

Standbeeld van Mercurius met een putto aan zijn voeten

1636

Engraving of a classical statue of Hercules, a nude muscular man with a lion skin draped over his arm, on a pedestal.

Standbeeld van Hercules met de leeuwenhuid om zijn hoofd

1636

Engraving of a muscular bearded statue of Hercules holding an apple, with a lion skin and rock beside him.

Standbeeld van Hercules met een van de appelen van de Hesperiden in de hand

1636

Engraving of a draped female statue with veil, one arm raised, standing on a pedestal, numbered 17 on the page.

One of Claude Mellan's engravings, The Face of Christ, is made from a single spiralling line that starts at the tip of Jesus' nose. He was born in Abbeville and was working in Paris by 1619. In 1624 he went to Rome, where Simon Vouet encouraged him to draw. Back in Paris in 1637, he gave up cross-hatching and shaded with parallel lines of different width and spacing. He drew and engraved many portraits from life, including members of the Bourbon royal family. Browse 408 works by Claude Mellan from 17 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia

Claude Mellan

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan

Nicolas Coeffeteau, Bishop of Marseilles

Portrait of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

Christ Carried to the Tomb

St. Francis

Porträt der Maddalena Corvina

Gabriel Naudé. Line engraving by C. Mellan

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by C. Mellan after himself

Portrait of Virginia de Vezzo da Velletri

Portrait of a Lady

Bust of a man with mustache and goatee and turned-down collar to the right

Saint Mary Magdalen in Prayer

Allegory in honor of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg

Saint John the Baptist in the Desert

Standbeeld van een amazone die haar arm opheft

Standbeeld van een putto op een dolfijn

Portret van Vincenzo Giustiniani

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by R. Gaywood, 1656, after C. Mellan

The Mousetrap

Standbeeld van Diana met pijlenkoker op haar rug

Herodias met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper

Standbeeld van Apollo met de lier

Standbeeld van een vrouw

Portrait of Maddalena Corvina

Jacob Draws Water for Rachel's Animals (Jacob abreuve le troupeau de Rachel)

Standbeeld van Mercurius met een putto aan zijn voeten

Standbeeld van Hercules

Standbeeld van Hercules met de leeuwenhuid om zijn hoofd

Standbeeld van Hercules met een van de appelen van de Hesperiden in de hand

Standbeeld van Hestia

H. Bruno geknield in een grot

Kruisiging van Christus

Claude Mellan

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