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La Sainte Face (The Sudarium)


Claude Mellan, La Sainte Face (The Sudarium), 1649, engraving with drypoint on paper, The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection, public domain, 80.122.407

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Title

La Sainte Face (The Sudarium)

Artist

Claude Mellan (French, 1598-1688)

Date

1649

Medium

engraving with drypoint on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

plate: 17 in x 12 1/2 in; sheet: 18 1/16 in x 13 5/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

annotation: 645/47, graphite, verso

annotation: 1640 NONALTER, printed, lower left

annotation: FORMATVR VINCVS VNA MELLAN G.P. ET F. IN ADIBVS REG., printed, lower left, in plate

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

intaglio print

Culture

French

Credit Line

The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection

Accession Number

80.122.407

Copyright

public domain

Terms

Christ

drypoint

drypoints

engraving

intaglio printing

intaglio prints

paper

The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection

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History
Exhibitions

2000 Old Master Prints and Drawings Portland Art Museum

2003 The Triumph of French Painting: 17th Century Masterpieces from the Museums of FRAME Portland Art Museum; Birmingham Museum of Art; Meadows Museum

2009 Word and Image/Word as Image Portland Art Museum

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