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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on tablet r. "R. Nantueil / Philosophiae / auditor sculpebat / Rhemis Ano. dni / 1645" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) AFTER MELLAN, Claude; (French; 1598-1688) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of two volumes containing 216 engraved portraits by or after Robert Nanteuil. Head of the great school of 17th century French portrait engraving, his skill and reputation were unequalled. His sitters were distinguished figures of Louis XIV's court, mainly royalty, statesmen, military and church leaders. Celebrated for its faithfulness to Nature and the simplicity of his designs , Nanteuil's work appealed equally to art lovers and to those fascinated by the achievements of 17th century France. Hunter's volumes are a rare surviving example of a comprehensive early 18th century collection of Nanteuil's work. Although Nanteuil was principally a portraitist, he did produce a few religious subjects. His Holy Family follows closely an engraving by Mellan in reverse, and dates from his youth when he was simultaneously studying philosophy and learning engraving. | 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: | SAINT JOSEPH : STABLE : ASS : DONKEY : VIRGIN : MARY : JESUS : CHRIST : STABLE : RUIN : HUNTER VOLUME : | 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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