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Jean Mignon

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Jean Mignon was a French artist in painting and printmaking in the 16th century, active from 1537 to the mid-1550s. He worked in etching, sometimes supplemented by engraving, and was one of the first group of artists in France to use etching for prints. He was part of the burst of activity in the 1540s associated with the First School of Fontainebleau.

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Artworks (14)

Diana and Actaeon

1544 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 43 × 58 cm (16 15/16 × 22 7/8 in.); Plate: 43.6 × 58.7 cm (17 3/16 × 23 1/8 in.); Sheet: 49.3 × 68.5 cm (19 7/16 × 27 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Offer van Abraham

1543 · etching on paper

width: 430 cm, height: 331 cm

Rijksmuseum

Mars, Venus and Cupid

1543 · etching on paper

width: 293 cm, height: 285 cm

Rijksmuseum

De hemelvaart van Maria Magdalena

1542 · etching on paper

diameter: 302 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Judgment of Paris

1540 · etching

Sheet: 30.7 x 41.7 cm (12 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Adoration of the Magi

1540 · etching

Sheet: 31.2 x 42.3 cm (12 5/16 x 16 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 32 x 43.1 cm (12 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal

1538 · Etching

Sheet (trimmed): 9 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. (24 × 17.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Male Terminal Figure; Torso with Beard and Turban on a Half- Length Pedestal Enclosed by a Shield

1538 · Etching

Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (23.2 × 13.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Term in the Form of a Woman with Musical Instrument

1535 · Etching; first state of two

Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 in. × 5 1/4 in. (22.8 × 13.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Temptation of Eve

1535 · etching

Sheet: 42.7 x 58.4 cm (16 13/16 x 23 in.); Secondary Support: 48.9 x 69.5 cm (19 1/4 x 27 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Design for a Term with the Head of Woman, Strapwork and Trophies

1535 · Etching

8 11/16 x 5 1/16 in. (22 x 12.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Term in the form of Hercules With His Club

1535 · Etching

Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (23 × 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mary Magdalen carried to Heaven

1535 · Etching

Plate: 11 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (29.5 x 30 cm) Sheet: 11 13/16 x 12 1/16 in. (30 x 30.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Term in the Form of an Old Man Warming His Hands

1535 · Etching; first state of two

Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 11/16 × 5 13/16 in. (24.6 × 14.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
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Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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6 entries · 1 sources

The Judgment of Paris
1540 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Adoration of the Magi
1540 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Temptation of Eve
1535 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mars, Venus and Cupid
1543 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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De hemelvaart van Maria Magdalena
1542 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Offer van Abraham
1543 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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