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A male corpse is wrapped in linen and entombed while a funeral cortège proceeds into a church in the background. Etching with engraving by G. Spilberg after C. de Passe.

The rape of Lucretia by Tarquin. Line engraving by C. de Passe after J. van Winghe, 16--.

Terpsichore. Engraving by C. de Passe.

The members of a rich family are embroiled in a fight, the husband is kicking the wife, who in turn is about to hit him with the keys, the rest of the household, including children and animals, follows suit; representing Discord. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos.

The Persian sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe II after C. de Passe I.

The European sibyl. Engraving by M. de Passe after C. de Passe.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.

The Libyan sibyl. Engraving by M. de Passe after C. de Passe I.

Calliope. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Patients being tended and treated by nurses and physicians on a hospital ward. Line engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos.

The Agrippine sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe II after C. de Passe I.

The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, 1604.

The Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe I.

Thalia. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Spouses: the merits of married life. Engraving by Crispijn van de Passe the younger, 163-.

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Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Images from the collections

Images by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Works from the collections

The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, 1604.

The Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe I.

Thalia. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Spouses: the merits of married life. Engraving by Crispijn van de Passe the younger, 163-.

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Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Images from the collections

Images by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Works from the collections

The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, 1604.

The Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe I.

Thalia. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Spouses: the merits of married life. Engraving by Crispijn van de Passe the younger, 163-.

Frequent collaborators

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