C: One Hundred Years

c. 1599

Crispijn van de Passe I

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Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

Crispijn van de Passe I

Publisher, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

This is a drawing of a domestic scene. It shows a group of figures in elaborate clothing typical of the Renaissance period gathered around a sickbed inside an ornately decorated room. The main focus is on a figure lying in bed with a draped canopy and a person standing nearby, reaching out towards another. The figures are enclosed within a circular frame surrounded by text. The architectural background includes an archway and interior details that suggest a sense of depth and perspective. The composition highlights the detailed costumes, furniture, and expressions of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert H. and Clarice Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.) (circular; trimmed within platemark_
    mount: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.) (hexagonal)

  • Accession Number

    2022.181.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 487, State Only

  • Series Title

    The Ages of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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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. 487.

Inscriptions

around image in plate: C. Occidit; en nati natorum, non sine lite... Et redit in terram, terra quod ante fuit. M. Quat ludebat

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