{"product_id":"assumption-of-saint-paul-claude-mellan","title":"Assumption of Saint Paul - Claude Mellan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterful seventeenth-century engraving by Claude Mellan, depicting the spiritual elevation of Saint Paul through precise, singular line work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaude Mellan, a French draughtsman and engraver, produced this work during his time in Rome. The engraving depicts Saint Paul in a moment of spiritual elevation, surrounded by clouds and cherubic figures. Mellan is recognised for his technical mastery, particularly his development of a unique engraving style that relies on varying the thickness of a single line to create form and shadow, rather than using traditional cross-hatching techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this composition, the figure of Saint Paul occupies the centre, his body angled upwards with arms outstretched in a gesture of divine reception. The anatomical rendering is precise, reflecting the influence of the classical tradition prevalent in seventeenth-century Roman art. The surrounding clouds are rendered with soft, swelling lines that provide a sense of volume and ethereal atmosphere. The cherubs, emerging from the base of the composition, add a sense of scale and religious narrative to the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Latin inscription, 'Sive in corpore sive extra corpus nescio', refers to the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, where Paul describes his vision of being caught up into the third heaven. Mellan captures this mystical experience through a restrained, monochromatic palette that focuses the viewer on the interplay of light and shadow across the saint's musculature and the drapery. The work demonstrates the artist's ability to achieve tonal depth through the manipulation of line weight alone, a method that distinguishes his oeuvre from his contemporaries. This print is a fine example of the technical rigour and stylistic clarity that defined Mellan's contribution to the printmaking traditions of the Baroque period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/portrait-of-martin-ryckaert-anthony-van-dyck\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePortrait of Martin Ryckaert - Anthony van Dyck — Anthony van Dyck\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/self-portrait-as-the-allegory-of-painting-artemisia-gentileschi\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting - Artemisia Gentileschi — Artemisia Gentileschi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Claude Mellan","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58435056894287,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58435080487247,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58435080520015,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58435080552783,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58435080585551,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435080618319,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58435080651087,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58435080683855,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435080716623,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58435080749391,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58435080782159,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435080814927,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Assumption-of-Saint-Paul_Poster_CompositorV1_1786195861255.jpg?v=1786320025","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/assumption-of-saint-paul-claude-mellan","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}