Anna Maria Vaiani

c. 1624-1636, published 1735-1745

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

Michel Odieuvre

Publisher, French, 1687 - 1756

A portrait showing the head and upper torso of a person facing forward with the head slightly turned to one side. The facial features include a round face, large eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. The curly short hair surrounds the head. The individual is wearing a detailed garment with ruffled and embroidered edges, and a full collar. They have a string of beads or pearls around the neck, which is a necklace and a pendant. The background features an oval frame with text surrounding it, providing identifying information.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 x 9.1 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 13.5 x 10.1 cm (5 5/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 256, State ii/ii

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. 202, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

around circumference in plate: ANNA MARIA VAIANI PITTRICE ET INTAGLIATRICE FIORENTINA; across bottom in plate: CMellan Gall.' del. et Sc. Romae / A PARIS / chez Odieuvre Md. d'Estampes Quay de l'Ecole vis-a-vis / le Cote de la Samaritaine a la belle Image. / A.P.D.R.; by later hand, lCv//i n graphite: M.256

Wikidata ID

Q74895279

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