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Claude Mellan

French painter and engraver (1598–1688)
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Summary

Claude Mellan was born on May 23, 1598[1], in Abbeville[2]. He died on September 9, 1688[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5], engraver[6], draftsperson[7], graphic artist[8], and copper engraver[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,683 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Occupation: visual artist[12], printmaker[13]
  • Field of work: visual arts[14]
  • Student: Jean Lenfant[15], Pierre Brissart[16], Nicolas Bazin[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Claude Mellan[19]
  • Family name: Mellan[20]
  • Given name: Claude[21]
  • Work location: Rome[22], Paris[23]
  • Student of: Simon Vouet[24]
  • Described by source: Het Gulden Cabinet[25], Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[28]
  • Commons Creator page: Claude Mellan[29]
  • Name in native language: Claude Mellan[30]

Why It Matters

Claude Mellan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Claude Mellan born?

Claude Mellan was born in Abbeville[2].

Where did Claude Mellan die?

Claude Mellan died in Paris[4].

What did Claude Mellan do for work?

Claude Mellan worked as a painter[5], engraver[6], draftsperson[7], graphic artist[8], and copper engraver[9].

Related Entities

Abbeville France Hermitage Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée Fabre National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum Städel Museum visual arts

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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