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Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Dutch engraver (1564-1637)

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Images from the collections

Images by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

26 images from works
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Works from the collections

42 works

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

    Crispijn van de Passe the Elder | Date: 1604 | Reference: 654748i
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    The Tiburtine sibyl. Engraving by C. de Passe I.

    Crispijn van de Passe the Elder | Reference: 11356i
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    Thalia. Engraving by C. de Passe.

    Crispijn van de Passe the Elder | Reference: 11705i
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    Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.

    Crispijn van de Passe the Elder | Reference: 11706i
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    Spouses: the merits of married life. Engraving by Crispijn van de Passe the younger, 163-.

    Crispijn van de Passe the Younger | Date: [between 1630 and 1639?] | Reference: 654835i
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Frequent collaborators

George Wither
William Marshall
Maerten de Vos
Crispijn van de Passe the Younger

Related topics

Sibyls
Emblem books, English

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