Crispijn de Passe Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Crispijn de Passe Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 15, 2024
Crispijn de Passe D. Ä. (um 1565 Arnemuiden - Utrecht 1637) – Folge von 4 Bll.: Die Zeit mit Tugenden und Lastern (Series of 4 sheets: Time with Virtues and Vices)
Est: €800 - €1,000
Engraving after Maarten de Vos, on laid paper with watermark "Crescent Moon" (4). From 20.7 x 25 cm to 21.3 x 25.4 cm (full sheet). Each with the lower 8-line inscription margin.
Karl & Faber
Dec. 17, 2023
CRISPIJN VAN DE PASSE ORIGINAL 1612 ENGRAVING
Est: $200 - $400
Crispijn van de Passe (Dutch, 1564-1637) Original 1612 Engraving - Illustration for the book of Genesis. Set under glass in gilt frame. / Visible Art Size: 5.75"H x 7.25"W / Frame Size: 8"H x 9.5"W
Dargate Auction Galleries
Jul. 05, 2023
The Virtue Sedulitas (Assiduity)
Est: £14,000 - £18,000
Crispijn de Passe the Elder Arnemuiden 1564 - 1637 Utrecht The Virtue Sedulitas (Assiduity) Pen and brown ink, within brown ink framing lines, indented for transfer; signed, lower right, in brown ink: Crispin. fecit; bears numberings in pencil, verso: No32; 3; VIII6 / 37 / 35 (in the hand of Arthur Feldmann); 296; 82 and inscription foa,- 172 by 142 mm
Sotheby's
Apr. 27, 2023
Crispijn de Passe, The Northern Wind Boreas
Est: €575 - €775
The Northern Wind Boreas with Saturn, a view of Nova Zembla, made by Crispijn de Passe (1564-1637) ca 1589-1611. References: Hollstein Dutch 575, Franken 1881 / L'oeuvre gravé des van de Passe 1173. Very good strong dark early impression on thin laid paper, with large margins. Old restored tear just in the text border below. With a large watermark, two headed eagle.
Old Master Print
Mar. 22, 2023
CRISPIJN I DE PASSE (1564-1637)
Est: £80 - £120
CRISPIJN I DE PASSE (1564-1637) ACADEMY OF THE SWORD etching with engraving image: 49.5 x 68cm; 19 1/2 x 26 3/4in frame: 63.5 x 84cm; 25 x 33in *sold without reserve
Olympia Auctions
Dec. 15, 2022
Crispijn de Passe, Maerten de Vos : Seven acts of mercy and last judgement
Est: €1,800 - €2,600
Complete set of eight engravings showing the Seven Acts of Mercy and the Last Judgment. The subjects framed with an ornamental border with various related scene; a cartouche inscribed in Latin below image. Engravings made by: Crispijn de Passe the Elder, after the design drawings by Maarten de Vos. Second state with the publishers address of Adriaen Collaert, but before that of Theodor Galle and Joan Galle of the later states.... Rare as a complete set and important because of the elaborate border decorations tributary to those of the earlier Flemish manuscripts tradition.
Old Master Print
Sep. 22, 2022
Crispijn de Passe (1564-1637) - Visus, Sight
Est: €360 - €460
From the five senses: Visus (sight); May, June, July; seated woman with a mirror in her hand; an eagle beside her; in the background landscape with theatre, peasants dancing; number 3 of set of five numbered plates, with inscriptions in capital letters above, and eight lines of verse by M.Quad in two columns in the lower margin; each plate symbolizes at the same time two or three months of the year. Engraving with etching designed made and published by Crispijn de Passe I (1564-1637). With the signature: "Crispian van de Pass invent. sculpsit et ecxudit" and the verse : "Clara oculorum....conceditur usus"
Old Master Print
Mar. 31, 2022
CHRISPIJN I DE PASSE (1564-1637)
Est: €200 - €300
'Sol'. Copper engraving after design by Marten De Vos (1532-1603). Short margins, adhered to strips. We join: -) Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-c.1555), Mucius Scaevola for Porsenna, 1530. Copper engraving on paper with watermark. Monogram and date in the plate. Cut to the work. 150 x 105 mm. -) Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), Allegorical figure. Copper engraving. Signed in the plate. 180 x 90 mm. Description FR 'Sol'. Gravure d'après Marten De Vos (1532-1603). Petites marges, collée. On joint: -) Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-c.1555), Mucius Scaevola, 1530. Sur papier filigrané. Monogramme et date dans la planche. Sans marges. 150 x 105 mm -) Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), Figure allégorique. Signée dans la planche. 180 x 90 mm Tot.: 3 ex. Beschrijving NL 'Sol'. Kopergravure naar ontwerp van Marten De Vos (1532-1603). Korte marges, verkleefd op stroken. Bijgevoegd: -) Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-c.1555), Mucius Scaevola voor Porsenna, 1530. Kopergravure op papier met watermerk. Monogram en datum in de plaat. Gesneden tot op het werk. 150 x 105 mm -) Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), Allegorische figuur. Kopergravure. Getekend in de plaat. 180 x 90 mm. Tot.: 3 ex.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Mar. 03, 2022
Crispijn de Passe - Holy family with angels by Speckaert
Est: €160 - €220
The Holy Family, St. John adoring the infant Jesus; two angels bringing fruit; underneath four lines of Latin. Engraving with etching made by: Crispijn de Passe the Elder, after: Hans Speckaert (1540-1577). "Quae est...mater.Matth.12" and with "J.Speckart invent./Crispin de pass exc."
Old Master Print
Apr. 15, 2021
Crispijn de Passe (1564-1637) - The Good Samaritan - by Hans Bol
Est: €220 - €260
From the series: The story of the good Samaritan: Landscape with an injured traveler propped at the side of the pathway and a pharisee passing by; further along the path is a Levite, a monk reading oblivious to anything else; further behind on the same path rides the good Samaritan; the path follows part of a river and two herons stand waiting at the bankside. In the margin "Prætereunt ægrum que sacerdos atque leuita". In lower left corner "Hb inventor" and at right "Crispi V Pas excude". Print made by: Crispijn de Passe the Elder, After: Hans Bol (1534-1593). This is an early state before the number. The number added in pencil bottom right.
Old Master Print
Mar. 23, 2021
Crispijn de Passe the Elder, Dutch 1564-1637- Portrait of Lothar Johann Reinhard von Metternich (
Est: £200 - £300
Crispijn de Passe the Elder, Dutch 1564-1637- Portrait of Lothar Johann Reinhard von Metternich (1551-1623), Archbishop and Elector of Trier, after Gortzius Geldorp; copper engraving, 30x20.5cm: Ægidus Sadeler the Younger, Flemish c.1570-1629- Portrait of Tobias Scultetus von Bregoschitz und Schwanensee, 1610; copper engraving, 20x15cm: Balthasar Moncornet, French c.1600-1668- Portrait of Charles Albert de Longueval, comte de Bucquoy etc., copper engraving, 17.4x12.8cm: Claude Mellan, French 1598-1688- Portrait of a Bishop within an oval niche, after Philippe de Champagne; engraving, 33x23.5cm: Crispijn de Passe the Elder, Dutch 1564-1637- A scene from Book I of Virgils Æneid; engraving, 8x12.5cm: Jean Baptiste Michel, French 1748-1804- Portrait of David Teniers the Younger, after David Teniers the Younger; engraving, published by Pierre Chenu, Paris c.1763-1780, 26x16cm., (6) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 15, 2020
Crispijn van de Passe I and II, Pope Paul V, 1611.
Est: €350 - €550
Crispijn van de Passe I (1589-1637) after , engraving by Crispijn van de Passe II (1594-1670): Pope Paul V, Franken 430, Hollstein Dutch 17. In perfect condition, trimmed on the margins , image complete. Good dark impression. Pope Paul V on a throne under a canopy. He is blessing with his right hand. Next to him his coat of arms. At his feet lie two snakes and two pigeons and left Romulus and Remus. In the background the entry of Pope Paul V in Rome. First print from a series of four with the world rulers.
Old Master Print
May. 19, 2020
Crispijn van de Passe, Poco a poco, renaissance garden, Emblem
Est: €150 - €200
Crispijn van de Passe(1589-1637), Emblem Pcoc a poco, litle by litle, renaissance garden, from Rollenhaegen "Selectorum emblematum", 1613-1614. Considered as the most beautifull emblem prints of the 17th century. Crispijn van de passe was the father and the first of the de Passe dynasty, He teached the art of engraving to other great engravers like Hiëronymus Wierix, the Sadeler family ...
Old Master Print
May. 19, 2020
Crispin de Passe - Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, Bishop of Würzburg
Est: €150 - €180
Iulius Dei Gratia Episcopus Wirceburgensis Franciæ Orientalis Dux Portrait of Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, Bishop of Würzburg, bust in an oval, wearing ruff and coat with high collar; oval plate with title around oval. This engraving In the style of other portraits in oval plates by de Passe is attributed to the artist with some pre-caution.
Old Master Print
Jan. 30, 2020
Crispijn Van De Passe, (3) Botanical Engravings
Est: $300 - $500
Crispijn Van De Passe (Dutch, 1564-1637), including: Plate 7, Plate 28, and Plate 29, hand-colored copper engravings on paper, initialed "DW", each 9" h x 6" w, framed and glazed
Millea Bros Ltd
Oct. 24, 2019
Crispijn van de Passe, Emblem Pig with golden ring
Est: €150 - €200
Crispijn van de Passe(1589-1637), Emblem Pig with golden ring, "Indignum Fortuna Fovet" from Rollenhaegen "Selectorum emblematum", 1613-1614. Considered as the most beautifull emblem prints of the 17th century.
Old Master Print
Oct. 24, 2019
Crispijn van de Passe, Emblem, fool with foolhead
Est: €150 - €200
Crispijn van de Passe(1589-1637), Fool with foolshead, "Quod Non Es, Ne Videare Cave" from Rollenhaegen "Selectorum emblematum" , 1613-1614. Considered as the most beautifull emblem prints of the 17th century. To pretend to be another as yourself , you're playing as a fool. Thou dost performe a foolish part.
Old Master Print
Oct. 01, 2019
Crispijn de Passe - Genesis series
Est: €750 - €1,250
Liber Genesis : A series of the firtst twelve plates, starting with the creation of the world untill the flood; with four lines of Latin verse in two columns; the plates are unnumbered. Engraving and etching. This group includes the most interesting scenes of the series that in total would consist out of sixty plates. They are from the rare first edition of three, before additional text and numbering and were published by Johannes Janssonius in 1612. Rare.
Old Master Print
Apr. 16, 2019
Crispijn de Passe the Elder - Breughel landscape
Est: €500 - €650
Breughel landscape with a traveller leading a horse pulling a coach on a mountainous pathway with a valley below. After Jan Breughel the Elder. Print made and published by Crtispijn de Passe the Elder. Reference: Franken 1881 1273, Hollstein 654
Old Master Print
Apr. 16, 2019
Crispijn de Passe -The Creation - Set of Six - 1616
Est: €500 - €750
The first six days of the creation. Published 1616 by Johan Janssonius - Liber Genesis.
Old Master Print
Dec. 01, 2018
Crispijn de Passe after Maerten de Vos, Fire , alchemist , one of the four elements
Est: €400 - €600
Fire , alchemist , one of the four elements engraved by Crispijn de Passe edited ca 1580-1600 , rare
Old Master Print
Mar. 22, 2016
DE PASSE, CRISPIJN I
Est: CHF150 - CHF200
DE PASSE, CRISPIJN I (Arnemuiden, ca. 1564 - 1637 Utrecht) "Figure 3.4.1: 3 partie a doicte". Illustration from the book: "L'Instruction du Roy en l'exercice de monter à cheval" Louis XIII. Ca. 1625. Copper engraving, 31.5 x 41 cm. Im unteren Bildbereich rechts gestochen bezeichnet. Attractive, strong and dark black impression with broad margins. Margins with discrete foxing, some browning and very slight signs of wear. Overall, in good condition. --------------- DE PASSE, CRISPIJN I (Arnemuiden, um 1564 - 1637 Utrecht) "Figure 3.4.1: 3 partie a doicte". Illustration aus dem Buch: "L'Instruction du Roy en l'exercice de monter à cheval" Louis XIII. Um 1625. Kupferstich, 31,5 x 41 cm. Im unteren Bildbereich rechts gestochen bezeichnet. Schöner, kräftiger und tiefschwarzer Druck mit breiten Rändern. Dort dezent stockfleckig, wenig gebräunt und mit sehr leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Die Mittelfalz nur schwach geglättet. Insgesamt gut erhalten.
Koller Auctions
Jun. 20, 2015
Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620)
Est: Kč1,200 - Kč2,400
INTRODUCTION OF TOURNAMENT CONTESTANTS. Graphic sheet from cycle ‘Le Manège Royal – L‘Instruction du Roy, en L‘Exercice de Monter a Cheval’ (Royal riding school – Royal instructions for horse riding training ). Copperplate on paper, 332x410 mm, marked in print ‘Figure 38. 3. partie’ in the lower margin. Mounted. Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620) Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620) PŘEDSTAVENÍ ÚČASTNÍKŮ TURNAJE. Grafický list z cyklu „Le Manège Royal – L‘Instruction du Roy, en L‘Exercice de Monter a Cheval“ (Královská jezdecká škola - Královské instrukce pro cvičení jízdy na koni). Mědirytina na papíře, 332x410 mm, zn. dole v tisku „Figure 38. 3. partie“. Paspartováno.
Auction House Zezula
Jun. 20, 2015
Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620)
Est: Kč900 - Kč1,800
AT RIDING SCHOOL. Graphic sheet from the cycle ‘Le Manège Royal – L‘Instruction du Roy, en L‘Exercice de Monter a Cheval’ (Royal riding school – Royal instructions for horse riding training). Copperplate on paper, 322x418 mm, marked in pring ‘Figure 33. 3. par’ in lower margin. Mounted. Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620) Crispijn de Passe II (1597–1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555–1620) V JEZDECKÉ ŠKOLE. Grafický list z cyklu „Le Manège Royal – L‘Instruction du Roy, en L‘Exercice de Monter a Cheval“ (Královská jezdecká škola - Královské instrukce pro cvičení jízdy na koni). Mědirytina na papíře, 322x418 mm, zn. dole v tisku „Figure 33. 3. par“. Paspartováno.
Auction House Zezula
Apr. 18, 2015
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620)
Est: Kč1,500 - Kč3,000
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) JOUSTING. A graphic page from 'Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval' cycle (Royal riding school - Royal instructions for horse riding training). Copper engraving on paper, 331x410 mm, marked 'Figure 46. 3. part' in print in lower margin. Mounted. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) SOUBOJ S DŘEVCI. Grafický list z cyklu „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval" (Královská jezdecká škola - Královské instrukce pro cvičení jízdy na koni). Mědirytina na papíře, 331x410 mm, zn. dole v tisku „Figure 46. 3. part". Paspartováno. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) KAMPF. Graphik aus dem Zyklus „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval" Kupferstich auf Papier, 331x410 mm, unten im Druck „Figure 46. 3. part". Passepartout.
Auction House Zezula
Apr. 18, 2015
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620)
Est: Kč1,500 - Kč3,000
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) PRESENTATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN TOURNAMENT. A graphic page from 'Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval' cycle (Royal riding school - Royal instructions for horse riding training). Copper engraving on paper, 332x410 mm, marked 'Figure 38. 3. partie' in print in lower margin. Mounted. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) PŘEDSTAVENÍ ÚČASTNÍKŮ TURNAJE. Grafický list z cyklu „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval" (Královská jezdecká škola - Královské instrukce pro cvičení jízdy na koni). Mědirytina na papíře, 332x410 mm, zn. dole v tisku „Figure 38. 3. partie". Paspartováno. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) VORSTELLUNG DER TOURNIERTEILNEHMER. Graphik aus dem Zyklus „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval" Kupferstich auf Papier, 332x410 mm, unten im Druck „Figure 38. 3. partie". Passepartout.
Auction House Zezula
Apr. 18, 2015
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620)
Est: Kč1,200 - Kč2,400
Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) IN THE RIDING SCHOOL I. A graphic page from 'Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval' cycle (Royal riding school - Royal instructions for horse riding training). Copper engraving on paper, 320x411 mm, marked 'Figure 27. 2. partie...' in print in lower margin. Mounted. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) V JEZDECKÉ ŠKOLE I. Grafický list z cyklu „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval" (Královská jezdecká škola - Královské instrukce pro cvičení jízdy na koni). Mědirytina na papíře, 320x411 mm, zn. dole v tisku „Figure 27. 2. partie...". Paspartováno. Crispijn de Passe II. (1597-1670), Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620) IN DER REITERSCHULE I. Graphik aus dem Zyklus „Le Manège Royal - L`Instruction du Roy, en L`Exercice de Monter a Cheval". Kupferstich auf Papier, 320x411 mm, unten im Druck „Figure 27. 2. partie...". Passepartout.
Auction House Zezula
Apr. 16, 2012
[VAN DE PASSE, CRISPIJN. c.1565-1637.] Emblemata Selectiora. Typis Elegantissimis Expressa, Nec Non Sententiis, Carminibus, Historiis ac Proverbiis. Amsterdam: Franciscum vander Plaats, 1704.
Est: $600 - $800
Emblemata Selectiora. Typis Elegantissimis Expressa, Nec Non Sententiis, Carminibus, Historiis ac Proverbiis. Amsterdam: Franciscum vander Plaats, 1704. 8vo (233 x 187 mm). [4], 76 pp. Woodcut vignette title, woodcut initial, and 38 woodcut plates. Period vellum with manuscript spine title. Tiny dampstain to blank upper margin of a few leaves. Provenance: John Landwehr (bookplate). EMBLEM SCHOLAR JOHN LANDWEHR'S COPY. It is Landwehr who attributes the unsigned plates to Van de Passe. Landwehr Low Countries 153.
Bonhams
May. 09, 2009
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Thronus Cupidinis sive Emblemata Amatoria. Kleines Liebesgötter bei verschiedenen Verrichtungen.
Est: - €850
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Arnemuiden 1565 - 1637 Utrecht Thronus Cupidinis sive Emblemata Amatoria. Kleines Liebesgötter bei verschiedenen Verrichtungen. 50 Bll. Radierungen in Zusammenarbeit u.a. mit Magdalena de Passe unter Anleitung von Crispijn de Passe d.Ä. um 1615. Aus F. 1353. Aus Hollst. 860 und 235 ad. Meist mit der Nummer in der Platte sowie teils verso mit gedrucktem deutschen Text. Je ca. 5,2 x 6,5 cm. Sämtlich an den oberen Ecken aufgeklebt und gebräunt, meist mit winzigem Rändchen, teils stockfleckig und aufgezogen. Sammlung G. W. Günther, Nürnberg (Lugt 1114). [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
May. 09, 2009
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Der Reiche wird von nackten Frauen gebadet und gesalbt. Blatt 2 der Folge "Das Gleichnis vom reichen Mann und dem armen Lazarus".
Est: - €220
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Arnemuiden 1565 - 1637 Utrecht Der Reiche wird von nackten Frauen gebadet und gesalbt. Blatt 2 der Folge "Das Gleichnis vom reichen Mann und dem armen Lazarus". Kupferstich nach Marten de Vos. F. 1067. Hollst. 119 und (Vos) 594. Mit den Namenszügen der Künstler und Verlegeradresse von de Passe in der Platte. Wasserzeichen: Adler (?). 20,2 x 25,6 cm. Mit winzigem Rändchen um die Einfassungslinie. Minimal fleckig, mit vereinzelten kleinen dünnen Papierstellen und winzigem restaurierten Randeinriß sowie kleiner ergänzter Eckfehlstelle. [ms]
Winterberg-Kunst
May. 09, 2009
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Die Anbetung der Heiligen Drei Könige.
Est: - €300
CRISPIJN DE PASSE DER ÄLTERE Arnemuiden 1565 - 1637 Utrecht Die Anbetung der Heiligen Drei Könige. Kupferstich von und bei de Passe nach de Bellange um 1600. Franken 102. Hollst. 87. Mit den Namenszügen der Künstler, Verlegeradresse und lat. Text in der Platte. Wasserzeichen: Bekröntes Doppel-"C". 27,7 x 20-20,2 cm. Meist mit winzigem Rändchen um die Einfassungslinie bzw. Text. Mit schwachen Papierquetschfalten, leicht braunfleckig und mit kurzem Randeinriß. [ms]
Winterberg-Kunst
Apr. 10, 2008
Portrait d'un homme assis à une table où sont posées des montres à gousset
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
CRISPIJN VAN DE PASSE I (ARMUYDEN 1565-1637) Portrait d'un homme assis à une table où sont posées des montres à gousset signé et daté 'cVP/1633' craie noire, plume et encre brune et noire, rehaussé d'or, traits d'encadrement dorés, ovale 184 x 140 mm.
Christie's
Jul. 04, 2007
Crispijn van de Passe I Armuyden 1564 - 1635/7 , portrait of a gentleman, seated at a table which bears a compass pen and brown and black ink over black chalk on vellum, within two sets of gold framing lines
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
signed with a monogram and dated in gold ink, lower right: cVP 1633 pen and brown and black ink over black chalk on vellum, within two sets of gold framing lines
Sotheby's
Nov. 17, 2005
CRISPIJN DE PASSE
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Academia sive Speculum vitae scholasticae. Utrecht: Crispijn de Passe and Arnhem: Jan Janszoon, 1612. Oblong 4to. (18.1 x 26cm), engraved title and 16 plates by and after De Passe and his pupils (some light creasing), 18th century French marbled calf, gilt spine with raised bands, morocco lettering-piece and repeated floral tool (joints rubbed and a little cracked, spine slightly chipped at head and foot). Provenance: Domenique-Martin Méon (according to bookseller's ms note; Méon's fine library was sold on 15 November 1803 in 4,166 lots) -- Baron Pichon (sold in part I of his sale, Georges Vicaire, Paris, 3-14 May 1897, lot 199, "très belle exemplaire d'un livre très recherché") -- Edouard Rahir (6 part sale, Paris, 1930-38) -- item no. 3033 at £48 in an Ellis catalogue, subsequently purchased from Davis and Orioli, London, 26 May 1937, for £27. AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF ENGRAVINGS BY THE GREAT DUTCH MASTER. A "mirror of student life" in the early 17th century, it opens with eight prints depicting home leaving, lectures, the rite of induction into a students' society, the library, anatomy theatre, botanical garden, and the bestowal of a doctorate. These are balanced by eight other scenes of students at leisure, showing a visit to an inn and a nocturnal serenade beneath a young girl's window, as well as the more acceptable activities of dancing, music, painting, fencing and sport. In addition to the Latin verses engraved on the plates, each is preceded on the previous page by a letterpress commentary in Latin. Plate 15 is the Game of real tennis ("Parvae pilae exercitium", literally "Exercise with the small ball") and plate 16 is the Game of balloon ("Exercitium follis", literally "Exercise with the follis", a large leather ball filled with air). The verses to plate 15 translate: "As the racquets send the small balls flying back and forth,/The young keep their bodies and minds constantly engaged./For the ball restores the strength in the weakened body,/But rests the mind overwhelmed by ceasless study", a theme further explored in the commentary. Brunet IV, 414, citing the sale of the Méon copy for 4fr. 50c; Veldman Profit and Pleasure pp. 149-167 and Veldman Crispijn de Passe p. 193.
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2002
u - *Crispijn de Passe the Elder1564-1635
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Bears inscription, verso: Crispin de Passe.Pen and brown ink and wash and red and black chalk, heightened with white; indented for transfer. This lot contains 1 item(s).
Sotheby's