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Raffaello Menicucci

Claude Mellan

1643

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Baroque Portrait Ferrara

Dominant colour

Raffaello Menicucci is a 1643 ink by Claude Mellan, a Renaissance work, depicting Ferrara, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Claude Mellan
When & what style?: 1643 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows Raffaello Menicucci, a man with a serious expression. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist used a lot of details to draw him, which makes the picture interesting. The way the artist drew the clothes and the face is very detailed, it looks like a photograph from a long time ago, but it's actually an engraving. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Mellan, Claude.