[Hl. Bernhard], Claude Mellan, 1618–1688
Mellan, Claude, portraitMellan, ClaudeFrench, 1598–1688

[Hl. Bernhard]

1618–1688 · Print

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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig, Germany

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

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Meanwhile, in the life of Mellan, Claude

The whole life
  1. 1624

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 1624–1636 · Workplace

    Rome

  4. 1636–1688 · Workplace

    Paris

  5. 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.

  6. 9 September 1688

    Died

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