Charles Mellin

1597 - 1649

Charles Mellin (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl mɛlɛ̃]; 1597, Nancy – 21 September 1649, Rome) was a French painter of the Baroque era. He was from Nancy, Lorraine, but spent his artistic career in Italy, where he was nicknamed Carlo Lorenese ("Charles the Lorrainer").