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Crispijn de Passe the Elder

18 works

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Blue wash drawing of a couple in period dress in a bedchamber with a canopy bed, a dog, and a third woman at right.

Study for an engraving in the Hortus Voluptatum

1599

Pen and wash drawing of a winged putto blowing a horn while holding a cloud, with a face in the sky above.

Putto Holding a Cloud and Horn

late 16th-mid 17th century

Engraving of a seated man at a well speaking with a standing woman holding a bucket, with a tree and distant town behind.

Christ and the woman of Samaria

1600

Circular drawing of an old bearded man by a hearth as a boy blows on the fire, with a street scene visible outside.

December: And Old Man Seated by a Hearth with a Young Man Blowing on the Fire

late 16th-mid 17th century

Engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth I holding an orb and scepter, wearing a crown and large ruff, with Latin text.

Queen Elizabeth I

1592

Engraving of the burning Tower of Babel with angels in clouds above and fleeing, kneeling figures below.

Destruction of the Tower of Babel: at right men and women flee from the burning tower, at left men and women raise th…

1612

Engraving of Shem and Japheth covering the naked Noah in a tent, with grape harvesters and a mountain landscape on the left.

Drunkenness of Noah: Shem and Japheth cover the naked body of Noah, who lies in a tent, a male figure at far right po…

1612

Engraving of Noah and family kneeling in prayer by a smoking altar beneath a rainbow, with grazing animals in a mountain land

God enters into a covenant with Noah: next to a smoking pyre Noah kneels in a gesture of prayer, surrounded by member…

1612

Engraving of Noah's family leaving the ark as animals descend a ramp and birds fly above a hilly landscape.

Noah leaving the ark with his family and animals: at left Noah's family carries supplies, at right animals descend on…

1612

Engraving of Noah's ark on a rock above a stone arch, with human bodies on the ground, birds in flight, and a distant town.

Aftermath of the Flood: human bodies strewn on dry land in the foreground, Noah's ark moored on a rocky outcrop beyon…

1612

Engraving of the flood: drowned bodies in rough waves, Noah's ark in the distance and a dove with a branch overhead.

The Flood destroys life on earth: corpses of humans and animals adrift in the foreground, Noah's ark beyond and a fly…

1612

Engraving of the Flood: people and animals in rising water at left, a seated couple on higher ground at right, under heavy ra

The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at lef…

1612

Engraving of Noah and family approaching the ark as pairs of animals climb a ramp, with birds and rain in the sky.

Entry into the ark: Noah and his family walk toward the ark in the background, pairs of animals walk up a ramp leadin…

1612

Engraving of Noah kneeling before God in clouds while workers build the ark beside a burning village, with Latin text below.

Noah kneeling before God at left, the construction of the ark underway beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

1612

Engraving of a lavish banquet with embracing nude couples around a table, with a castle and landscape behind.

Mankind surrendering to lechery before the Flood: embracing couples on benches around a table with food and drink, fr…

1612

Engraved harbor scene with sailing boats, a windmill, a town with a church spire, and people loading carts on the shore.

Harbor Scene

Engraving of a horse-drawn cart on a path under trees, overlooking a river valley with a distant town and flying birds.

Path over a Valley

Engraving of a chaotic household where a couple fights amid overturned furniture, dogs and startled children.

Discord: The Good and the Bad Household

1580

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