![[Hl. Benedict], Claude Mellan, 1618–1688](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/mellan-c-ab3-0010/max/000001.jpg)
Mellan, ClaudeFrankreich, 1598–1688[Hl. Benedict]
Darf man es sehen?
Unbekannt
Braunschweig, Deutschland
Der Besitzer ist bekannt; ob das Werk derzeit ausgestellt ist, nicht.
- Unverändert seit
- Quelle
- Das Museum
Angaben
Was es zeigt
Im Katalog
Quellen
- Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
- Bild: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Derweil im Leben von Mellan, Claude
Das ganze Leben1624
Departure for Rome
Thanks to the financial assistance of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, he went to Rome, where he briefly studied engraving under Francesco Villamena, who died that same year, and then studied under the painter Simon Vouet, who encouraged him to draw from life.
1624–1636
Acquaintance with Poussin and Bernini
During his Roman years he became acquainted with outstanding artists: Nicolas Poussin, Pierre Mignard, Claude Lorrain, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
1624–1636 · Wirkungsort
Rome
1636–1688 · Wirkungsort
Paris
1637
Move to Paris and a New Technique
Back in Paris, he developed a distinctive technique: instead of chiaroscuro achieved by cross-hatching, a system of parallel lines whose tone is regulated by their thickness and density. He took up residence in the Louvre.
9. September 1688
Died
















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