Claude Mellan (1598-1688)

David Wrestling with Lion 1631

RCIN 807378

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M 296: Full length fig. naked apart from fluttering drapery behind, wrestling with lion. To L f/ground a harp; flock of sheep beyond R. Within trompe l'œil page with curling edges. Inscription at top and below. Pub. for Society of Jesus, Rome.
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Search the collection Claude Mellan (1598-1688)
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Search the collection Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
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