
Mellan, ClaudeFrança, 1598–1688Será possível contemplá-la?
Amesterdão, Países Baixos
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Standbeeld van een vrouw met (vermoedelijk) korenaren in haar linkerhand. Waarschijnlijk de godin Ceres. Op de basis het wapenschild van Vincenzo Giustiniani.
Museu Estatal de Amesterdão
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 · Local de trabalho
Rome
1636
Return to France
He returned from Italy to France and settled in Aix-en-Provence with Fabri de Peiresc.
1636–1688 · Local de trabalho
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.