Virginia da Vezzo

1626, published 1735-1745

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

Michel Odieuvre

Publisher, French, 1687 - 1756

The image shows a bust-length portrait of a woman facing slightly to her left. Her facial features are detailed with large eyes, delicate eyebrows, and a calm expression. Her hair is styled up with loose curls framing her face, and it's adorned with a ribbon or ornament at the back. She is wearing a dress with a broad neckline and visible lace details. The portrait is encased in an oval frame with text surrounding it. The background features dense parallel lines, and the lower section of the image contains more text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 8.1 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 13.2 x 9.3 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 257, State ii/iii

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. 205, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Qui saggia mano...il suo volto. Odieuvre / excud. / Cl. Mellan franc. f. Rom. 1626.A.P.D.R.; around circumference in plate: VIRGINIA DE VEZZO DA VELLETRI PITTRICE

Wikidata ID

Q74895258

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