Claude Mellan

Sudarium of Saint Veronica, engraving by Claude Mellan, 1649

Claude Mellan (23 May 1598 – 9 March 1688) was a French engraver and painter.

Mellan was born in Abbeville. Among the leading engravers of his time, he is best known for his numerous portraits as well as for his engraving technique of using parallel lines of varying thickness, rather than the more traditional technique of using crossing lines of equal thickness. Of particular note is his engraving Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649), created from a single spiralling line that starts at the tip of Jesus's nose.

He lived in Rome from 1624 until 1636. He died in Paris.

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Name	Mellan, Claude
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Date of birth	23 May 1598
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Date of death	9 March 1688
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