The Sudarium of Saint Veronica
Claude Mellan
1649
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 43 × 31.8 cm (16 15/16 × 12 1/2 in.) sheet: 51.7 × 39.5 cm (20 3/8 × 15 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.6144
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...