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Description: | RU inscr on plate b. c. "VICTORI LE BOVTHILLIER / TURONENSIUM ARCHIEPISCOPO"; s. on plate b. l. "Mellan del. et f."; inscr on plate b. r. "1658" CRE MELLAN, Claude; (French; 1598-1688) Claude Mellan was a pupil of Simon Vouet (French; 1590-1649) during his stay in Rome from 1624 to 1637. He created a new method of engraving, which consisted in engraving the whole plate in one go ("gravure a une seule taille"). The masterpiece in this new technique is his "Holy face". | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : MAN : VICTOR LE BOUTHILLIER : XVIITH CENTURY : CHURCH : ARCHBISHOP : WINDOW : COAT OF ARMS : CURTAIN : LAUREL : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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