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Artists›Claude Mellan

Claude Mellan

French, 1598–1688

WA-00095106

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Artworks (21)

De H. Cajetanus van Thiene neemt van Maria het Christuskind in de armen

1671 · paper, pencil, chalk

width: 286 cm, height: 372 cm

Rijksmuseum

St. Jerome Praying

1665 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Plate: 44.5 × 29.8 cm (17 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 44.7 × 30.2 cm (17 5/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Mousetrap

1649 · Engraving and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 22.7 × 30.9 cm (8 15/16 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 23.4 × 31.4 cm (9 1/4 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Sudarium of Saint Veronica

1649 · Engraving in black on buff laid paper

Plate: 43.3 × 31.6 cm (17 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.); Sheet: 43.6 × 31.9 cm (17 3/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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

1647 · Engraving; second state of two (BN)

sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 9/16 in. (25.3 x 19.2 cm) plate: 8 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (22.7 x 16.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Omer Talon

1645 · Engraving on paper

Plate: 27.4 × 19.7 cm (10 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 × 23.4 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Zelfportret

1635 · chalk, paper

height: 123 cm, width: 83 cm

Rijksmuseum

Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu

1630 · Etching

sheet: 2 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (5.2 x 13.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Centuria Sanctorum Martyrum Et Confessorum Regalis Ordinis Redemptorum S. Maria De Mercede

1624 · engraving on paper

width: 497 cm, height: 383 cm

Rijksmuseum

Nicolas Coeffeteau, Bishop of Marseilles

1623 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Plate: 29 × 20.5 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 31.8 × 20.5 cm (12 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portret van onbekende man met kapje op, in profiel naar links

1620 · pen on ink, parchment (animal material)

height: 141 cm, width: 118 cm

Rijksmuseum

Mary Magdalene

1618 · Red and black chalk on cream laid paper

35.8 × 46.3 cm (14 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Louis-Emmanuel de Valois, comte d'Alais et duc d'Angoulême

1610 · Engraving; third state of five

sheet: 9 13/16 x 11 in. (25 x 27.9 cm) plate: 9 5/16 x 10 7/16 in. (23.6 x 26.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

H. Apollonia

1608 · engraving on paper

width: 59 cm, height: 95 cm

Rijksmuseum

Adam en Eva aan de voet van het kruis

1608 · engraving on paper

height: 0 cm, width: 0 cm

Rijksmuseum

Sta Potantianne

1608 · engraving on paper

height: 92 cm, width: 61 cm

Rijksmuseum

Country Scene with a Peasant, Cow and Calf

1600 · Engraving; second state of two

sheet: 5 7/8 x 7 11/16 in. (15 x 19.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory in Honor of Louis XIV

1600 · Engraving; second state of three (BN)

sheet: 9 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (24.7 x 35.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tail-piece: Woman's Head (Cul-de-lampe: Buste de femme)

1600 · Engraving

sheet: 3 3/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.6 x 10 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a Bearded Old Man

1600 · Red and black chalk on buff laid paper

12.7 × 8.7 cm (5 × 3 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Angels Seated on Clouds

1600 · Etching; second state of two

sheet: 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (12 x 7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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21 published of 21 catalogued · 21 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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Rijksmuseum
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3 entries · 1 sources

Zelfportret
1635 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van onbekende man met kapje op, in profiel naar links
1620 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
De H. Cajetanus van Thiene neemt van Maria het Christuskind in de armen
1671 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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