Mellan, ClaudeFrench, 1598–1688Standbeeld van Apollo met de lier
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Where is “Standbeeld van Apollo met de lier” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Standbeeld van Apollo leunend op zijn lier. Om de boomstam kronkelt de slang als verwijzing naar zijn overwinning op de Python. Op de basis het wapenschild van Vincenzo Giustiniani.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-2015-3-52
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Mellan, Claude
The whole life1624–1636
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 · Workplace
Rome
1636
Return to France
He returned from Italy to France and settled in Aix-en-Provence with Fabri de Peiresc.
1636–1688 · Workplace
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.
