Arsidas aanbidt Fortuna
1624
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
97; 151
About this artwork
Prent uit: Barclay, Jean. L'Argenis. Traduction nouvelle enrichie de figures. Parijs: Nicolas Buon, 1624, dl. 4, hoofdstuk 7. In 1625 werd een tweede editie uitgegeven, eveneens door Nicolas Buon en in 1636 werd een Engelse vertaling uitgegeven door Henry Seile in Londen.
About the Artist
Claude Mellan · 1598–1688
Claude Mellan (1598-1688) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and painter who became one of the most innovative printmakers of the French Baroque period. Born in Abbeville to a family of coppersmiths, Mellan rose to become Peintre et Graveur Ordinaire du Roi (Painter and Engraver in Ordinary to the King), achieving recognition for his extraordinary technical mastery. Mellan's artistic significanc...