Saint Benedict

c.1636/46

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows the upper half of a person against a backdrop of clouds. The person is in a kneeling position with their head tilted upwards, gazing at a circular object resembling a sun or an eclipse. Their face has a solemn expression with defined features including a long nose and arched eyebrows, and the person's hair is mostly concealed under a hood. The individual is wearing a robe with wide sleeves. No visible jewelry or objects are present. The background is filled with clouds, with a bright orb emitting rays in the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 53


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1856

  • Montaiglon, Anatole de. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan d'Abbeville. Abbeville: P.Briex, 1856.

1988

  • Préaud, Maxime. Inventaire du fonds français: Graveurs du XVIIe siècle, vol. 17 (Claude Mellan). Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1988, no. 59, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65567051

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