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Claude Mellan

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Engraving of a winged angel standing on clouds, holding a long banderole stretched across its outspread arms.

Angel with a Banderole

Engraved title page of a devotional book: a kneeling woman looks up at three angels descending through rays of light.

Title page for François de Sales, Introduction à la vie dévote

1641

Engraving of a young man with a cross seated on fur beside a lamb, with fig leaves, branches, and a stream in a wooded landsc

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

1629

Engraving of three nude women holding a circular wreath and an inscribed draped cloth against a cloudy sky.

The Three Graces

1659

Engraved title page showing two bearded hermits seated in a rocky desert with the words Les vies des SS. pères des déserts.

Title page: Arnaud d'Andilly, Les Vies des saints pères des déserts

1647

Engraving of a kneeling cardinal offering a book to the Virgin and Child on clouds, with cherubs above.

Cardinal Richelieu, Kneeling, Presents His Book to the Virgin and Child

ca. 1646

Engraving of a veiled female figure leaning on a cross, with a chalice, tiara and keys beside her.

Personification of Faith

1642

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and buttoned bodice, with Latin inscription around the fra

Maddalena Corvina

1636

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with a flower in her hair, drop earrings, and lettered border, by Claude Mellan.

Virginia da Vezzo, Wife of Simon Vouet

1626

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and braided dress, inscribed Anna Maria Vaiani.

Anna Maria Vaiani

1624-36

Engraving of a kneeling veiled woman in a religious habit on clouds, holding a crucifix, with a radiant sun above.

Sainte Jeanne Frémiot de Chantal

after 1641

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace on a pedestal, labelled Madame Henriette Anne.

Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with pearl necklace and upswept curled hair, with Latin inscription banner below.

Portrait of Agathe de Châtillon

Engraving of the full moon showing craters and dark plains rendered in fine parallel hatched lines on a dark background.

Full Moon

1635

Engraving of a young man strangling a lion on rocky ground, with a billowing cloak and grazing sheep in the background.

David Strangling the Lion

1631

Engraved title page with two draped allegorical women, winged putti, a papal tiara and coat of arms, and a Latin title on a p

Title Page: Philomathi Musae Juveniles

1655

Engraving of a kneeling monk gazing up at the Virgin and Child seated on clouds, with cherubs around them.

Saint Bernard Kneeling before the Virgin and Child

1640

Engraved oval portrait of Ludovica Maria Gonzaga with curled hair, pearl necklace and inscribed border, with crowned monogram

Ludovica Maria Gonzaga, Queen of Poland

1645

Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu seated at a desk writing, with cherubs holding laurel and a harbor view.

Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu

1651

Engraved self portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and lace collar, set against a cross-hatched background.

Claude Mellan: Self Portrait

1635

Engraved title page of Code Louis XIV showing a seated king in a fleur-de-lis robe with a lion, scales, and an open book.

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV

1667

Engraved frontispiece by Claude Mellan showing a winged angel writing Greek text on a cross, with cherubs holding a ribbon ab

Frontispiece for New Testament in Greek

1642

Engraved title page showing a bearded man with a harp beside a crowned figure, with arches and a Latin inscription below.

David: Title Page for Talon, L'Histoire sainte, III

1645

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with an inscription panel below.

Henriette-Marie de Buade-Frontenac

1641

Engraving of a man and a draped woman with a mask, a laurel-wreath-bearing cherub above, and laurel branches.

Frontispiece: Horace, Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera

1642

Engraved frontispiece with a draped man holding a book, a winged youth with a lyre, and a putto lifting a laurel wreath.

Frontispiece: Virgil, Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera

1641

Engraved title page with a winged cherub above an oval laurel garland with ribbons and tassels, centre left blank.

Title Page: Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, L'Office de la Vierge Marie

1645

Engraving of Christ's face wearing a crown of thorns, rendered in fine curving lines with long hair and beard.

Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth

1649

Engraving of Saint Catherine kneeling by a spiked wheel as an angel with a palm and sword hovers above in clouds.

Martyrdom of St. Catherine

1625

Engraving of a bearded saint reclining with a cross on his chest beside stone steps, with onlookers and a distant procession.

St. Alexis

1649

Engraving of the bust of adult Christ with long hair and beard, gazing upward, one finger raised, with radiating halo lines.

Bust of the Adult Christ

1652

Engraving of a burial procession on rocky ground, with resurrected figures emerging from tombs and crosses on a hill under a

Burial Procession of Christ

1678

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk in a cloak, gazing upward with an arm raised, beside a tree and stone pedestal.

St. Ignatius in Ecstasy

Engraving of a veiled Virgin holding a child with a scepter, as a crowned boy and a woman kneel before her beneath a dove.

Anne of Austria with the Young Louis XIV and Monsieur before the Virgin and Child (Anne d'Autriche déposant le régenc…

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, wrists bound, looking up as soldiers and angels surround him in clouds.

Christ Taken by Soldiers (La Montée au Calvaire)

1659

Engraving of a hooded monk kneeling on clouds, gazing up at a radiant sun with arms outstretched.

St. Benedict in Ecstasy

Engraving of a seated nude bearded man lifting a cloth overhead, with small figures behind him and the inscription PER SE RES

The Resurrection

1683

Engraving of a kneeling hooded monk gazing upward in a rocky cave with skulls, a dog, and a cross nearby.

St. Bruno

Engraving of a veiled woman mourning over a dead body on a stone slab, with mourners and a rock tomb behind.

Lamentation

1683

Engraving of a hooded, bearded monk kneeling in prayer in a dark rocky cave, with a rope cord and cross.

St. Francis of Assisi

1638

Engraving of the Virgin Mary in a veil, gazing upward with clasped hands, rendered in fine parallel lines.

Bust of the Virgin

1650

Engraving of a curly-haired child in a draped garment within an oval halo, with Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Christus als kind

1643

Engraving of bearded Christ with long wavy hair raising a hand in blessing, with Latin inscription below.

Zegenende Christus

1652

Engraving of a reclining bearded saint at the foot of stairs, with onlookers and a procession seen through an arch.

Alexius van Edessa

1649

Engraving of Delilah raising her hand to cut the hair of the sleeping Samson, whose head fills the lower foreground.

Delilah preparing to cut Samson's hair with scissors in her right hand, below her chest are the head and shoulders of…

ca. 1629

Engraving of two laughing satyrs pinning a drawing to a tree, a globe beneath one, with a bearded man and woman watching.

Two satyrs, traditionally known as the 'Mockers,' laughing and using their limbs to pin a drawing to a tree trunk, at…

ca. 1636-45

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in clerical collar and robe, with Latin inscription below, by Claude Mellan.

Portret van Charles Faure

1644

Engraving of a veiled, robed woman beside a plinth holding a palm branch, with a harp resting against the base.

Robed woman standing next to a plinth, her right hand bears a palm branch, a harp rests against the plinth

ca. 1620-88

Engraving of a bearded muscular man seated on clouds with raised arm, surrounded by cherub heads.

H. Paulus op wolk omgeven door cherubijnen

1674

Engraved architectural frame with columns, a central oval portrait medallion, allegorical figures and emblem panels.

These over logica en moraal van Michel Sublet de Romilly (bovendeel)

1643

Engraved architectural frame with columns, allegorical women, and a central oval portrait medallion in a laurel wreath.

These over logica en moraal van Michel Sublet de Romilly (onderdeel)

1643

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer as an angel with a chalice appears in clouds, while disciples rest nearby.

Christus in de hof van Getsemane

1608

Engraving of a veiled standing woman with clasped hands before a wall, with a crowd scene in the background at right.

Maria bij een muur met op de achtergrond Christus aan het volk getoond

1685

Engraving of a crowned, bound bare-chested figure looking upward, led by soldiers, with angels and clouds behind him.

Tocht naar de Calvarieberg

1659

Engraving of Christ's face wearing a crown of thorns, with a Latin inscription band below, after Claude Mellan, 1649.

Zweetdoek van Veronica

1649

Engraving of the dead Christ on a stone tomb, with a veiled woman with outstretched arms and mourners in a rocky cave.

Bewening van Christus

1683

Engraving of mourners carrying a shrouded body over rocks, with figures rising from tombs and crosses on a hill in the distan

Christus naar het graf gedragen

1678

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair, lace collar and armor, with a printed caption naming Henri de Montmorency.

Portret van Henri II, duc de Montmorency

1643

Engraved oval portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin in a laurel wreath, above a pedestal with coat of arms and inscription.

Portret van kardinaal Jules Mazarin in een medaillon

1641

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, with Latin inscription and crowned monogram below.

Portret van Maria Ludovica Gonzaga

1645

Oval engraved portrait of a curly-haired man in a fur collar, with a coat of arms below.

Portret van René de Longueil, markies van Maisons

1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded monk in a hooded habit holding a scroll, with an inscription cartouche below.

Portret van Girolamo Mautini

1632

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, above an engraved coat of arms with a cardinal's hat.

Portret van kardinaal Jules Mazarin

1630

Engraved portrait of Henri de Mesmes, a man with curly hair and a goatee wearing a fur-trimmed collar.

Portret van Henri de Mesmes heer van Roissy

1608