The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
1613/16
Medium
Etching with burin printed in black on off white laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 46.2 × 35.4 cm (18 1/4 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 47 × 35.8 cm (18 9/16 × 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
39368
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Jacques Bellange was among the most original artists at the court of Lorraine, based 150 miles northeast of Paris in the city of Nancy. Few of his paintings have survived, however, and he is appreciated today primarily for his drawings and etchings.
About the Artist
Jacques Bellange · 1570–1616
Jacques Bellange (c. 1575–1616) was a French artist and printmaker active in the independent Duchy of Lorraine, now part of France. Believed to have been born in the Bassigny region south of Nancy, his early life and training remain sparsely documented, with no records of specific teachers or mentors. He first appears in historical records in 1595 at La Mothe, where he took on an apprentice, sugge...