ponent in Claude Mellan (bornat Abbeville 1598, died at Paris 1688). His technical skillis so extraordinary that the bravura of his style almost CLAUDE MELLAN 20 r drives into the background his undeniable artistic talent.He expresses form by bold, sweeping lines, without the aidof cross-hatching,… … Fig. 93. Claude Mellan : Portrait (detail). to undertake, in a Veronicas Handkerchief, to render thehead of Christ in a single spiral line, starting from the tipof the nose. Quite apart from a tour de force such as this,Mellan in his peculiar style obtained effects that lend lastingvalue to his…
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