Mellan, ClaudeFrench, 1598–1688The Mousetrap
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Mellan never completed this secular engraving, and he may not have intended to publish or distribute it widely. The work is a surprisingly sensual departure for an artist who engraved hundreds of religious subjects and portraits, but it maintains his sinuous, supple line. The stark nudity of the Venus-like central figure, taken from an unfinished plate with substantial areas of blank space, enhances the print’s abstraction.
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Particulars
- Accession number
- 2014.642
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
