Allegory in Honor of Anne of Austria

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image depicts a woman holding a shield with a man's face on it. She sits on the ground, facing right, with her head turned towards the shield. She wears draped clothing, her hair is tied back, and she does not wear any visible jewelry. In the background are a large urn on a base, tall trees, and a frieze with relief figures. The scene is monochromatic with detailed line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 24.7 x 35.5 cm (9 3/4 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 246, 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. 249, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Mellan G. in. et S.; lower right in plate: C.P.R.; in oval, center in plate: POUR ME CONSOLER

Wikidata ID

Q74895546

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