LXX: Seventy Years

c. 1599

Crispijn van de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

Crispijn van de Passe I

Publisher, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image depicts a scene within a circular frame. It shows a group of four people, each a full-body depiction. To the left, a man and woman are standing. The woman wears an ornate dress and a cape, while the man wears a large hat and a long coat. He has his hand around her waist and his other hand gesturing. In the center, a bearded man is seated with his legs crossed and slightly reclined, wearing a detailed buttoned robe. He holds a viewing device to his eye, and a caped attendant behind him carefully affixes a headpiece. They are in an opulent interior with decorated arches and columns in the background. To the right, a globe and stack of books rest on a table beside the seated man's chair. The background within the circular frame is richly adorned with architectural elements and drapery. Latin script surrounds the edge of the circle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert H. and Clarice Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) (circular, trimmed within platemark)
    mount: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.) (octagonal)

  • Accession Number

    2022.181.88

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 484, State Only

  • Series Title

    The Ages of Man


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert H. and Clarice R. Smith, Arlington, VA; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Herzberger., 1964: XV, no. 484.

Inscriptions

around image, in plate: LXX Deseror, emerito iam praemia nulla senectus... Me juvat, et segnem chartula blanda senem.


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