Extase van Paulus, Claude Mellan, 1674

Title(s)

Extase van Paulus

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-69.876

Catalogue reference

• IFF 17e siècle 95-2(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• watermark

Artist

• print maker: Claude Mellan (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Claude Mellan (mentioned on object)
• unknown (mentioned on object)

Dating

1674

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 533 mm × width 401 mm

What

• the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword
• Paul's ecstatic vision: he is borne aloft by (three) angels (2 Corinthians 12:1-3)

Acquisition

unknown 2006

Copyright

Public domain

• Inventaire du fonds français : graveurs du XVIIe siècle, dl. 17, p. 75, cat.nr. 95
• Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan d'Abbeville, Anatole de Montaiglon, Mariette, p. 400, cat.nr. 88