Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a man within an ornate oval frame. The man faces slightly right, holding a lightning bolt in his right hand and his left hand on a shield with an illustration. He has a beard, mustache, and styled hair. His attire includes a ruffled collar and detailed garment with patterns. Around the frame are mythological figures and motifs like a laurel wreath. The background inside the frame is starry. The lower part of the image includes an inscribed pedestal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.3 × 35.4 cm (17 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.456

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 722

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65071589

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