Claude Mellan
Mary Magdalene sitting near a tree stump
About this artwork
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artist:Claude Mellan (1598 - 1688) French
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title:Mary Magdalene sitting near a tree stump
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Engraving on paper
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measurements:Trimmed sheet: 23.10 x 34.00 cm
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accession number:P 7806
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Claude Mellan
Claude Mellan
Claude Mellan began engraving during his early twenties and became one of the leading engravers of his day. As well as a prolific engraver, he was also a painter, a draughtsman and a much sought after portraitist. He developed his own distinctive and technically complex style of engraving which...