Claude Mellan
Statue of a Standing Woman
c. 1631-1637
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 373 x 237 mm. (14 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Plate: 368 x 231 mm. (14 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Galleria justiniana del marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani, Rome, c. 1636-1637, 2nd ed.
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.2761
Claude Mellan’s engraving was part of the Galleria Giustiniana, a catalogue that was one of the first attempts to illustrate an entire collection in print. The collection, which belonged to the wealthy Giustiniani family in Rome, was more famous for its size than its
quality. Mellan brings this rather anonymous figure to life, however, by giving her a bright, firmly focused gaze.
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (Lugt supp. 555c).
Elizabeth Rodini et al., BMA, "Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints," 14 November 2007 - 23 March 2008, no. 21, p. 8, ill. p. 7.
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Montaiglon, Anatole de, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan, Abbeville, Briez, 1856, no. 138.
Signed: 1
Inscribed: RECTO: LwrC in pl.: 'Cl. Mellan Gall.s del et scul.'; BRC (graphite): 'K4'. VERSO: BL: red Claghorn stamp, & (graphite, in diamond): '5607'.
Markings: none - none
